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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: laprimilotoines@handbag.com
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 14:43:00 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! (WINNING NOTIFICATION)
FROM THE DESK OF VICE PRESIDENT
LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY
MADRID - SPAIN
www.loteria.com
REF NO : EEC/8U90/WPTM
BATCH NO: WTC/8907/PTEU
RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you that you are a winner of the draw (#946) of the
LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday
15th of January, 2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 8202717121
with Serial number 8547/2005 drew the lucky numbers:8-11-20-31-36-41-55,
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1ST Category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$1,800,000:00(One
Million Eight Hundred Thousand hundred and eleven thousand three hundred
and fifty five pounds sterling) in cash deposited with High Insurance Policy
to its real value and credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of US$18,000,000:00 (Eighteen Million United
States Dollars ) shared amongst the (10) lucky winners in this category.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World
Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view
of this, (One Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) would
be released to you by any of our affiliated courier companies,or our issuing
bank.
To begin the processing of your claim, you are required to contact the appointed
attorney below with your Full Name, Home& Office Address, Home and Office
Tel & Fax Number, Mobile Phone Number.
MR.BRUNO ZANI
E-mail:advobrunozani@netscape.net
Tel:+34 652 567 815
The appointed attorney will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons,
you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your
claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you
deem fit to claim your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program. Please be warned. To file for your claim, please
contact our fiduciary agent:
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Emmanuela Samarino
Online coordinator for
LA PRIMITIVA
Sweepstakes International Program
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Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
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___________________________________________________________
Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
Cheap flights - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/flights/
Bargain holidays - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/holidays/
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