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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: binatonintercomp@tiscali.it
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 19:56:32 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF WINNING
BINATON INTERNET EXPLORATIONS COMPENSATION BV
105B EGASTRAAT,
4251WN ZUID WEST,
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS.
FROM:THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
S.C.F.N GWU/7865432898999LOM.
BATCH: AT657899999LOM
TEL/FAX; 0031-650-958-320
ATTN:CEO
Dear Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the internet compensation
promotional programs held on 06-12-2004, and is aimed at compensating frequent
internet explorers throughout the world. Your e-mail address attached to
ticket number 568564574478/997 with serial number 6395-408A, and drew lucky
numbers 58-7-27-46-4769 which consequently won in the 2nd category. You
are therefore eligible to be paid the sum of US$ 800,000.00 ( Eight Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars)by the MICROSOFT COMPANY.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Due to strict co-ordination of this program, to avoid perplexity in the
remittance of winner`s fund in their respective accounts, we ask that you
keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed
and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some winners.
All winners were selected through a computer ballot-system drawn from over
400,000 companies and 95,000,000 personal email addresses from all over
the world. This promotional program takes place every 5years-connected to
the Olympic sports organization. This compensational program was promoted
and sponsored by William H. Gates (III), largest software producer in the
world (Microsoft) and Mr. Paul Gardner Allen (Shareholder in Microsoft).
We hope that you will have the chance of receiving compensation next time
as you keep on browsing the net to boost the sales of software materials
all over the world. To file for your claim, please contact our fiducial
agent
MRS.FLORNCE DAYSON, FOR MR. PERKIN HICKMAN of the,
EURO TRUST INTERNATIONAL AGENCY.
TEL; 0031-622-311-734
Email; eurotrust2agency@netscape.net
Remember, all winning must be received not later than 20th of December,
2004. After this date all unclaimed funds will be returned to the sponsored
body. Please, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your lucky numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore,
should there be any change of address or rejection of prize, do inform our
processing dept. as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.
Yours Sincerely,
MRS.BADDY DON BROOK.
(Lottery Co-ordinator.)
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