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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: "AWARD NOTIFICATION" <Internationalpromotion@go.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mutualsecurity@zwallet.com
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 16:44:25 +0100
Subject: SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY
MRS.CATHERINE RUDOFF
E.A.A.S Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service, 842 N. Tenth Street,
Sacramento, CA 95841.
EURO-AFRO-ASIA SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY.
an Affiliate of Fundmoney International.
Arena Complex km 17 Route de Rufisqe. DATE: 22/11/04
I.P.P Award Dep..
BRUSSELS BELGIUM.
ATTENTION.
RE:AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE.
We are pleased to announce to you today the 22th DAY OF novemer 2004 on the result of Euro-Afro-Asia Sweepstake lottery International promotion program held on 15th of March 2004 in Brussels.
Your E-mail address attached to ticket number 022-11879443 with serial number 3214-07 drew the lucky numbers of 11-29-37 39 which subsequently won the lottery in the 2nd Category. CONGRATULATION!!!!!!!!!!!.
You are therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of €615.810(SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN € ONLY)by cheque in cash credited to file with REF, numberEML/2551256002/0XX.This is from a total cash prize of €17,550.340.00(SEVENTEEN MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND FOUTY EUROS ONLY) shared among 32 international winners in this category.All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 250.000.00 individuals and companies from arround the word as part of our international promotion program which we conducted.
Note:that your lucky winning number falls within our Asia booklet representative in
Madrid Spain as indicated in our play coupon trusted by millions accross the globe and sponsored by Sultan of Brune, Bill Gates of Microsoft and his associates to encourage the use of internet and computers world wide.In view of this, your cheque of €615,810.00 would be released to you by our fudiciary agent in spain as soon as you contacted him.
Our fudiciary agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your cheque immediately you contact him. Do to mixed up of e-mail and names,You are advice to keep this award from public notice untill your claims has been processed and your cheque remitted to your nominated address to avoid double claiming and unwaranted taking advantage of this program by participant, please be warned.
To begin your award claim,please contact our fiduciary agent(MR,Luis Miguel )
Foreign service manager of on E-mail,mutualsecurity@zwall.com and tel,0034-665-094-765 /fax:0034-654-183-612In order to
avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are to contact MR,Luis Miguel with the following information below.Your full names, home contact address, age,telephone /fax number,Marital status, occupation.
Congratulations, once again from all members and staffs of this program.Thank you for being part of this international program.Our special thanks and grattitude to Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates of microsoft and all his associates.
NOTE:/ DO NOT REPLY THIS MAIL, CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT DIRECTLY.
Sincerely,
MRS CATHERINE RUDOFF
EUO-AFRO-ASIA Zonal Co-ordinator.
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