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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: graystonlotto@netscape.net
Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2004 05:46:59 +0200
Subject: Congratulations!!! You Won
FROM: THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
ATTENTION: (REFERENCE NUMBER: GDS-789K14-04 BATCH
NUMBER: 564-QL45)
THIRD CATEGORY WINNER
After a successful completion of the third category
draws of the GRAYSTON SWEEPSTAKES SPECIAL, held on 20TH OCTOBER 2004, we are
pleased to inform you of the official announcement today
that you have emerged one of the winners of the
GRAYSTON SWEEPSTAKES SPECIAL PROGRAMS, which is part of our promotional draws.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000
names/email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia,
Australia,Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part
of our International Promotions Program.
You/Your company, attached to ticket number 777-78-1105, with serial
number 234-90 drew the lucky numbers 12, 24, 38, 99,32, 40, (18), and consequently won in the Third
Category. You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of US
$2.8,000,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for third category
winners. This is from the total prize money of US$112,010,000.00 from
which eight international winners in the Third category will be shared.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with GRAYSTON FINANCIAL SERVICES,
insured in your name. To avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep this award
strictly from public notice until the entire process of transferring your
claims has been completed, and your certified banker?s Cheque sent to
you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.
We also wish to bring to your notice our end of year (2004) high stakes
where you stand a chance of winning up to US$1.1 billion; we hope that
with a part of your prize you will participate.
Please contact your claims agent immediately to begin your claims
process;
MR. REGINALD INDABA.
SENIOR CLAIMS EXECUTIVE,
GRAYSTON FINANCE & INSURANCE LTD.
PHONE: +27 73 5688862
FAX : +27 73 5688863
EMAIL: reginaldindaba@netscape.net for due processing and remittance of your prize money to
a designated account of your choice. Remember, you must contact
your claims agent within a week of receiving this mail.
NOTE: To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
to quote your reference and batch numbers provided below in every
one of your correspondence with your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER:GDS-789K14-04
BATCH NUMBER:564-QL45
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
GRAYSTON SWEEPSTAKES SPECIAL.
GRAYSTON BUILDING,
AUCKLAND PARK, JOHANNESBURG.
SOUTH AFRICA.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail.
Rather, contact your claims agent whose credentials is
listed above.
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