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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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From: dr_douglas2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 02:18:46 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?LOTTERY=20WINNING?=
FROM: THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT .
http://lottery.merseyworld.com/Sales_index.html
MANAGERCENBN2003@YAHOO.CO.UK
GOVTENQ@YAHOO.CO.UK
Dear Recipient,
RESULTS FOR CATEGORY \"A\" DRAWS
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the
results of the First Category draws of TRIPPLE WINS
INTERNATIONAL GAMES. We are happy to inform you that
you have emerged a winner under the First Category,
which is part of our promotional draws. The draws were
held prior to your notification . Participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
2,500,000 names/email addresses of
individuals and companies from Africa,
America,Asia,Australia,Europe, Middle East, and
Oceania as part of our International Promotions
Program. You/Your company email id, attached to
ticket number 6422-5-486, with serial number 59-18
drew the lucky
numbers 33-92-78-05 (18) and consequently won in the
First Category. You have therefore been awarded a lump
sum pay out of $6.000,000(six million united state
dollars) each, which is the winning payout for
Category\" A\" winners. This is from the total prize
money of $12,000,000 shared among the 2 winners in
this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with our transfer agents
Cash Change First Securities INC UK ,and insured in
your name. In your best interest and also to avoid
mix up of numbers and
names of any kind, we request that you keep the
entire details of your award strictly from public
notice until the process of transferring your claims
has been completed, and your funds remitted to your
account.This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by
participants/nonparticipants of this program. We also
wish to bring to your notice our end of year premium
stakes draw where you stand a chance of winning up to
$50 million; we hope that with a part of your prize
you will participate in it.Please contact your claims
agent immediately for due processing and remittance of
your prize money to a designated account of your
choice:
Mrs,Serena Jones.
Financial Director,
Cash Change First Securities INC UK
14 Jupiter House Calleva Park
Aldermaston Reading Berkshire RG7 8NN.
http://lottery.merseyworld.com/Sales_index.html
EMAIL:MANAGERCENBN2003@YAHOO.CO.UK
GOVTENQ@YAHOO.CO.UK
You are advised to contact our agents by email within
a week of receiving this notice. Failure to do so may
warrant disqualification.
NOTE: For easy reference and identification, find
below your reference numbers. Remember to quote these
numbers in every one of your correspondence with your
claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: TGA-4GA-65389
Congratulations once again from all our staff and
thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Sincerely,
WILLIAMSON COLE.
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
TRIPPLE WINS INTERNATIONAL GAMES
JAN LUYKENSTRAAT 59
1071 CS AMSTERDAM
THE NETHERLANDS
N.B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification. Please do
not reply to this mail box. Contact your claims agent
immediately
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