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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: winners3003@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2005 10:22:54 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS FOR WINNING
Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery
Headquarters: 3a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom
Customer Service: 480 NCA 55914
Ref: EAASL/841OYI/05
Batch: 11/20/DC44
CONGRATULATIONS FOR WINNING
ATTN:SIR/MADAM
This is to inform you of the release of the EURO-AFRO-AMERICAN-SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY PROGRAM held on the 31st of December 2004 . Due to the mix up of numbers, addresses, the results were later released on the 11th of Feb 2005.
Your name attached to ticket number, 51277-0 with serial number 369-00084659-125 drew the lucky numbers of 5-7-10-12-21-40 which consequently won the lottery in the 7th category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of € 815,960.00 EUROS (EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EUROS ONLY) in cash credited to file with REF. Nº. EAASL/841OYI/04 This is from a total cash prize of EUR. €13,871,320.00 EUROS, shared among the (Seventeen international winners in this category). CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with our payment bank. and insured in your name. Due to 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 money remitted to your account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous individuals. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from (six million) names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa as part of our International promotion program. We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs.
Due to we don’t deal directly with the public and that a bond has been placed on your award, to begin your lottery claims, please contact your claiming agent,
MR.WILLIAMS WILLS (Claiming Manager)
( claimingofficer@hotmail.com )
Tel:+27-73-518-4122
for the processing and remittance of your winning prize money to a designation of your choice.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 28th March 2005. Any claim not made before this date will be returned to the SOUTH AFRICA RESERVE BANK TREASURE ACCOUNT as unclaimed fund. And also be informed that 10% of your Lottery Winning belongs to (IBERO PROMOTION COMPANY). Because they are the promotion company that bought your ticket and played the lottery on your name, this ten percent will be remitted only after you have received your awarded prize(money) in your designated account.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with us or your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. An original copy of your prize Winning Certificate will be sent to you after you have claimed your winning. Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thank you for being part of our International promotion programs. We wish you continued good fortunes.
Sincerely,
VICE PRESIDENT
MRS.CECELIA GRIMES
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