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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: ecoeuropromo0001@handbag.com
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 14:15:56 +0100
Subject: congrats-claim your prize
INTER ECOEURO LOTTERY, THE NETHERLANDS.
THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PRIZE /AWARD DEPARTMENT,
AWARD/ WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made 5th November2004 of
your selection as one of the five winners of the promotional Inter EcoEuro
Lottery held recently as part of our year lotto progamme. You have therefore
been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,500,000.00 (0ne Million, Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars only) in cash credited to file REF: 435-867-00345-ECO.
We in the EcoEuro Lottery is by this program, launching our model computer
balloting lottery draws, developed and designed to satisfy the cravings
of the ever growing number of participants in our various lottery programs.
With funds accrued exclusively from previous draws, payouts to all winners
are guaranteed and will be transferred in record time.
After randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an initial database of
300,000 emails all participants were selected through a computer ballot
system from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and North
America as part our International Promotions Program, which was conducted
in view of launching ourselves into the Sweepstakes Industry Worldwide and
zoning all participants by their respective continents from across the globe,
we produced an extensive list from which you have emerged as one of the
winners of the Grand Draw prize.
To ensure a smooth collection of your winnings, the transfer of your prize
is to be handled by our Prize Transfer agents .
You are to contact our agents by email/fax or call within a week of receiving
this notice.
Please find contact details below:
Andreas Doweel
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
EMAIL: atlasfinance2004@atlas.cz / infoatlasfinance@netscape.net
Also find all other relevant winning lottery information below:
REF: 435-867-00345-ECO
Batch No: ECO/101/0015
Zonal Draw No: ECO-A2-004
Grand Draw No: 10158
Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later than a week of receiving
this notification. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
to Quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences
with your agent. Furthermore you are seriously advised to keep all winning
lottery information and numbers from the public in line with our company
security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program by unscrupulous individuals.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of
our Promotions program.
Yours Sincerely,
JAN VAN SCHIPPERS,
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTER ECOEURO LOTTERY.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result
to Disqualification.
Contact your claim agent Mr Doweel as instructed above.
__________________________________________________________________
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