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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: <andre222@davegracey.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 04:07:48 -0800
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!
THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, INTERNET LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL .PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: GSL/21256003/39
BATCH: 94/0017/IPD
AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today 16th NOVEMBER 2004
of your selection as one of the five winners of the promotional Golden
Strike Sweepstakes Lottery Netherlands held recently as part of our
BONANZA.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$500,000.00(five hundred thousand, Dollars only) in cash credited to
file REF NO.GSL/21256003/39.
We in the Golden Strike Sweepstakes Lottery Netherlands 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 South 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 or fax within a week of receiving this notice. Please find
full contact details below:
MR CLEMENT GIDEON,
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
TEL:0031-630-907-500
FAX:0031-206-006-491
EMAIL:internetlott2002@netscape.net
Also find all other relevant winning lottery information below:
Ref No: GSL/21256003/39
Batch No:94/0017/IPD
Zonal Draw No: GSLA2-405
Serial Draw No: 2090
Lucky no:845/452
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.NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please remember to Quote your reference and batch numbers in very one of
your correspondences with your agent.Furthermore ou are seriously advised
to keep all winning lottery nformation 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,
ANDRE Van BAS,
LOTTERY CO-ODINATOR.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result
to Disqualification. Contact your claim agent.
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