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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: nationalpstcdelotrij04@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 10:35:35 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONGRATULATIONS=21=21=21CONTACT=20YOUR=20CLAIM=20AGENT=2E?=

NATIONAL POSTCODE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY AND
PROMOTIONS.
VANM EEGENSTRAAT 70,
POST CODE 1122GK,
AMSTERDAM,
THE NETHERLANDS.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE,AWARD DEPT.
SCFN: GWK/5333/025648/03UAD.
BATCH: 241/2002/BLL.

Attn:
We are pleased to inform you of the release today the 9th of MARCH,2005
of the NATIONAL POSTCODE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY/PROMOTIONS,NETHERLANDS held
on the 7th of MARCH,2005.

Your email address attached to the Ticket No:1001-58255563-2285 with SerialNo:8888/03
drew from the
LuckY No:02-22-00-66-99-85-52-12-36-50,which
consequently won the lottery in the FIRST category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum of SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY
THOUSAND EUROS(750,000.00 EUROS) in cash credited to security file
number GWK/5333/025648/03UAD.This is from a total cash
prize of (EUR 3.Million)share among four individuals in this category.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!.

Your funds is now deposited with our Payment/Finance
Department in the security company to your name ,Due to the mixed up of
some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this winning a top secret from
the public notice until your claims has been processed and remitted to your
account as this is a part of the security protocol, to avoid double claiming
or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
the 100,000 company/individal email addresses from all over the world as
part of our international promotions program, which we conduct every decade.We
hope with a part of your winning ,you will take part in our NEXT year stake
of EURO 20 million International Lottery Program.

TO begin your claims, please contact your claim agent:

NATIONAL POSTCODE LOTERIJ AGENCY:

DR.Smith Morgan(Director of Foreign Transfer).
TEL: 00031-628-396-069
Fax: +31-847-304-633
Email:postcodeagnt04@netscape.net

For processing and remittance of your cash to a designated account of your
choice. Remember,all winnings must be claim not later than 29th of MARCH,2005.After
this date, all unclaimed funds will be returned to the promotion company.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your security
credicted file number and batch numbers respectively
in every correspondence with your claim agent.

Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your
claim agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thank you for
being part of our promotions.

Yours sincerely,
Mrs Doris Phillips(Lottery Coordinator).





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