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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: "sabina price" <sabina_price@k-b-f.org>
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 01:10:29 +0000
Subject: Winnings Notification (2nd and final notice)

The K.B.F Sweepstakes Lottery
In Affiliation with the GREEK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Kifisou 62 Av. GR-121 32 Peristeri,
Athens. Greece.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: TCSL/2551256003/77 BATCH: 14/0017/SPM/IPD
RE / AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

Date: 30-10-04

WINNING NOTICE

We happily announce to you the draws of the K.B.F Organization Lottery draw
and International programs held on the 15th of September 2004 here in
Athens, Greece in which you and Nineteen (19) others were selected as
winners under draws 5+B.Your email address attached to ticket number
681-6662-5532-711, with serial number 00983-42 drew the lucky numbers
78-29-11-73-01-56, and consequently won the lottery in the 5TH category.
This promotion takes place every Olympic year.
CONGRATULATIONS!

Please be informed that all participants in this Lottery Program have been
selected randomly through a computer Ballot System drawn from over 200,000
Companies and 30,000,000 individual email address from all search engines
and web sites. This Lottery is organized by the host country Greece in
collaboration with International Olympic Committee (IOC). Funds for the
draws were contributed by the major sponsors of the games, such as Nike,
Addidas, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Vodafone, Microsoft, Rolex, Greek Telecom, IBM
Computers, etc.

Your funds are now deposited with a Finance and Security House and insured.
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.
To begin your claim, please contact the clearing house (through your claims
agent) the body assigned with the verification of any emergent winner.
Therefore all protocols laid down by them must be followed to facilitate
your claims:

CONTACT: MR. ALEX MORGAN,
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
Hunt Finance and Securities Ltd,
London, U. K.
TEL NO.: +44-704-010-4714
FAX NO.: +44-870-137-7176
EMAIL: alexmorgan@h-u-n-t.net

Also find all other relevant winning lottery Information below:
Ref No: TCSL/2551256003/90
Batch No: 14/0024/IPD
Zonal Draw No: GSLB4-103
Grand Draw No: 13592

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$85,000.00
(Eighty Five Thousand Dollars only) in cash credited to file REF NO:
TCSL/2551256003/90. This is from total prize money of US$850,000.00 shared
among the ten international winners in this category. For due processing and
remittance of your prize money, remember that you must contact your claim
agent not later than 15TH December, 2004. After this date, all funds will be
returned as unclaimed.

NOTE:
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
Quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences
with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do
inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Congratulations again from all
our staff and thank you for being part of our Promotions program.

Sincerely,

Ms. Sabina Price
The Promotions Manager

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
Disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail. Contact your claim
agent. Also you are automatically disqualified if you are below 18 years of
age.

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