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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: "annetteanderson" <nationalsweepstakeslotto@walla.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 05:01:37 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!
NATIONAL SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY.
68 Brafield house,
SW8 4UA,
London.
United Knigdom.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF:CR/SW/A-D27511444 AND BATCH NO:56/1477/LZN
ATTENTION: Sir/Madam,
RE/AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of
NATIONAL SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY PROGRAMS held on the 20th of October, 2004 as
part of our end of the year bonanza.
You or your company, attached to ticket number 034-1416-4612-750, with
serial number 6521-11 drew the lucky numbers 31-51-22-24-39-43, and
consequently won the lottery in category A.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of GBP4,500,000
(Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Pound Sterling)in cash credited to file
CR/SW/A-D27511444
This is from total prize money of GBP13, 500,000.00(Thirteen Million Five
Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling) shared among 3 winners in this category.
All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn
from 96,000 names from The Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe and
North America and Oceania as part our International Promotions Program,
which is conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with WEBSTER ENTERPRISES PLC. 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.
We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year
high stakes GBP1.3 billion International Lottery.
To claim your prize please contact your claims agent;
MR. ERIC CHESTFIELD,
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER,
WEBSTER ENTERPRISES PLC,
PHONE: +8821646685846
FAX: +4420-7060-1388
EMAIL:ericchestfield14@graffiti.net
ericchestfield14@zwallet.com
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice.
Remember, that the Deadline for the collection of your prize winning is
fourteen (14) banking days upon receipt of this notification. After this
date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed. All correspondences to
WEBSTER ENTERPRISES PLC either by fax or email, should have this EMAIL sent
along with it and also, your FULL ADDRESS, YOUR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, DIRECT
PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS and your EMAIL ADDRESS to which this email is sent,
should be clearly and BOLDLY WRITTEN IN YOUR RESPONSE.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to 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,
Annette Anderson.
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
NATIONAL SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY.
N.B. Please do not reply to this mail. Contact your claims agent.
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