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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: sweepstakerslotto@webmail.co.za
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 13:34:13 +0200
Subject: contgratulations
=46ROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARDS DEPARTMENT
REF N=BA: EGS/2251256003/02
BATCH N=BA:14/0017/1PD
=20
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the EL-GORDO DE LA PRIM=
ITIVA HIGH-STAKE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM which was held on the =
10 nov, 2004. Due to mix up of names, the results were finally releas=
ed on 9th november, 2004. Your name attached to a ticket number 025-1=
1464992-750 with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers 4-18-24=
-30-31-35 which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category. You=
have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of US$1.5M (One M=
illion Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) in cash credited to the file=
reference number: EGS/2251256003/02.This is from a total cash price =
of US$22.500,000.00 ( Twenty Two Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dol=
lars) shared among fifteen (15) international winners in this grand c=
ategory.
=20
CONGRATULATIONS!!!=20
Your funds is now deposited in a suspense account with our paying=
Bank in insured to your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and =
names, we advice that you keep this award from public notice until yo=
ur claims has been processed and your money remitted to your nominate=
d bank account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid doub=
le claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by the ge=
neral public.
=20
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system =
drawn from 25,000 names and E-mail addresses from Asia, Australia, Ne=
w Zealand, Europe and North America as part of our international prom=
otions program which we conduct twice every year. We hope that with p=
art of your prize, you will part-take in our summer (end-year) high s=
take promotions agenda of $1,3BILLION international lottery.
=20
To claim your Prize, please contact your claims agent
*********************************************************************=
***************=20
MR.RODNEY WILLIAMS.
E-mail:claims2004@executivemail.co.za
phone+27 73 609 4007
Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release order Department,=20
TRANS-ATLANTIC S.A. SOUTH AFRICA
*********************************************************************=
***************
for processing and remittance of your prize funds into your design=
ated bank account. Note that all prize funds must be claimed not late=
r than 28th November, 2004. After this date all funds will be returne=
d to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed for the next =
sweepstake. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, p=
lease endeavor to quote your reference and batch numbers in every cor=
respondence with us or your claims agent. Furthermore, should there b=
e any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as =
possible.
=20
Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thanks f=
or being part of our promotions program.
=20
MRS.SHEREE MORGAN
(LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR)
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