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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: "Mrs. Carol Waters" <granduniversal23@tiscali.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 05:16:30 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!

ALLSTAR PROMO LOTTERY, UNITED KINGDOM.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD
DEPARTMENT

REF: OYL /26510460037/04
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

Dear Winner,

AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, of winners of the
VICTUAL WIN PROMO LOTTERY, ENGLAND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on30th October,2004.
You are attached to ticket number 023-0148-790-459, with serial number 5073-11
drew the lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, and consequently won the lottery
in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of US$2,000,000.00 in
cash credited to file
REF NO.OYL/25041238013/04.

This is from total prize money of US$20,400,000.00 shared among the seventeen
international winners in this category. All participants were selected through
a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Australia, New Zealand,
America, Europe, North America,Africa and Asia as part of International
Promotions Program, which will be conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your fund is now deposited with the payment board in your name. 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 your claim agent:
Mr. John Anderson
Tel: +44 704 010 6441
e-mail: johnand@mail2agent.com

Please also send the following for due processing and remittance of your
prize money:
1. Full names.
2. Phone number.
3. Mobile number(if available)
4. Fax number.
5. Full residential address (area code where applicable)
6. Occupation and position.
7. Sex.
8. Age.
9. Nationality.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondence
with your agent.

Congratulations again from all our staff.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Carol Waters
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, ALLSTAR PROMO LOTTERY
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result
to disqualification

__________________________________________________________________

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