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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Derek Winslow" <derek_winslow@strikegoldlotto.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 01:19:58 +0100
Subject: YOUR XMAS LOTTO WINNING
STRIKE GOLD LOTTO
Hays Lane,London SE1 2QG
UNITED KINGDOM
FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: MCL/FLW/12-A782881207
ATTN: AWARD WINNER.
AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement on Oct 26th, 2004, of
winners of the STRIKE GOLD LOTTO/ 2004 CHRISTMAS EDITION held on 30th
SEPTEMBER,
2004.
Your e-mail address attachedd to ticket number 013-2316-2002-477, with
serial number A025-09 drew the lucky numbers 37-13-34-85-56-42, and
consequently won in category C.
Note that All participants in this lottery program have been selected
randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies
and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from all search engines and web
sites. This promotional program takes place every year, and is promoted and
sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates of
microsoft inc and other corporate organisations. This is to encourage the
use of the internet and computers worldwide.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$700,000.00 in
cash credited to file REF NO. REF: MCL/FLW/12-A782881207. This is from total
prize money of US$10,500,000.00 shared among the fifteen international
winners in the category C.
Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award
strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your
money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.
We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our next year's
high stakes US$1.3 billion International lotto. To begin your claim,
please contact your claims officer immediately through email, so that action
can be expedited on your claims.
MR. DENNIS TUCKER
HYBRID CONSULTANTS,
10, Vines Avenue
London
N3 2QD
Tel: +44 704 011 0926
Fax: +44 871 661 6203
hybrid_consultants@mail2consultant.com
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice.
Remember, you must contact your claims officer not later than one week from
the receipt of this mail.After this date, all funds will be returned as
unclaimed. All correspondences to MrDennis Tucker,
either by fax or email, should have this email sent along with it and also,
your email address to which
this email is sent, should be clearly and boldly written in your response.
NOTE: In order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your
reference number in every one of your correspondences with your officer.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your
claims officer as soon as
possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our
promotions program.
Sincerely,
Mr. Derek Winslow
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