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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: "softword lotto" <softwordlotto@gmx.de>
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 05:26:00 +0100 (MET)
Subject: PRIZE ALERT FOR MICROSOFT WORD LOTTERY WINNERS
FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
MICROSOFT WORD LOTTERY,UK
3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool , L30 1RD
REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937
BATCH: 2005MJL-01
ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of the
MSW MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNINGS PROGRAMS held on 17th FEBUARY 2005.
Your company or your personal e-mail address, is attached to winning number
20-12DEC-2004-02MSW, with serial number S/N-00168 drew the lucky numbers
887-13-865-37-10-83, and consequently won in the first lottery category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of GBP 1,400,000.00
POUNDS in cash credited to file REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937 This is from total
prize money of GBP 7,000,000.00 POUNDS, shared among the Twenty (5)
international winners in this category.
All participants were selected through our microsoft computer ballot system
drawn form 21,000 names,3,000 names from each continent, as part of
International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, which is conducted annually for
our prominent MS WORD user all over the world, and for the continues use of
E-mail. We are sorry to let you know that our site is still under
construction, as we are updating our site.
Your fund has been deposited in an escrow account and insured with your REF
NO: MSW-L/200-26937 and your E-mail address, Please note that, you are to
contact us via email and not phone as we are promoting the use of E-mail,
any communications with this office should be by mail, You have the right to
call the bank, as we will provide you with the necessary details on how to
claim your prize. You are to keep your ref. number and batch number from the
public, until you have been processed and your money remitted to your
account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and the act
of scamming people of their ref number and prizes. We hope with a part of
your prize, you will participate in our year high stakes US$1.3 billion
International Lottery.
To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims department
by email for processing and remittance of your prize money to you. The
claims officer contact email is:
Name: Erwin Payne
E-mail: claimsofficemsw@netexecutive.com
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than the 18th of march,
2005. All funds not claimed on or before the fixed date will be penalised
accordingly.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences
with your claims officer. Any winner below the age of 18years is
automatically disqualified
Sincerely,
Mrs. Monica Lopez
For MS WORD LOTTO UK;
NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims officer
immediately.
SPONSORS:
CHIEF SPONSOR;
MICROSOFT CO-OPERATIONS UK, MICROSOFT CO-OPERATIONS ASIA MICROSOFT
CO-OPERATIONS USA, NEW CASTLE TRUST PRIVATE BANK UK, DG COURIER SERVICES
UK,AND MICROSOFT-WORD BANK OF THE WINNERS.
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