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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: honestmailing4@handbag.com
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 01:32:16 -0800
Subject: AWARD.
HONEST LOTTO INTERNATIONAL.HOLLAND
FROM:THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
HONEST LOTTO INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF: HIL /763279/0788
BATCH: 210377926/BNL
Attn:
RE / AWARD NOTIFICATION / PROCESSMENT ADVICE: BBG We are pleased to
inform you of the announcement of 11th March 2005 of winners of the
SCIENTIFIC GAME PROMO LOTTERY;THE NETHERLANDS / INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held
on 26th January 2005. Your email address attached;TO TICKET NUMBER: 096-56678230954,WITH
SERIAL NUMBER: 5073-11 drew the,LUCKY NUMBERS: 7-14-27-42-49-44,and consequently
won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have thereforebeen approved of a
lump sum pay of US $650,000.00 SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATE
DOLLARS) in credited to file REF NO.SGIL/763279/03.
This is from total prize sum of $7,400,000.00 shared among the seventeen
international winners in 1st-4th categories.All participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 company email addresses
and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from Australia, New Zealand, America,
Europe, North America and Asia as part of International Promotions Program,
which is conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!.
Your fund is now in custody of a financial security company insured in your
FILE REFERENCE. Due to the 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 your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol
to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants ofthis program.This
lottery program was promoted by our group of philanthropist headed byMr.
Bill Gates. We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our
end of year high stakes US $10,000,000 million Dollars International Lottery.
To file for your claim please contact our financial agent:
MR KENNEDY HOWARD,
Foreign Operations Manager,
Value financial services NL Amsterdam-Holland.
TEL:0031-623426440
Email:valuefinance@mail2world.com
You are expected to contact them with the underlisted requirements:
1.Full names and Address.
2.Tel and fax numbers for easy communication.
3.Batch and reference numbers.
Please be aware that your Paying Authority will Effect Payment Swiftly upon
satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by our processing
Agent; that would be designated to your file. For due processment and remittance
of your winning prize to your designated account of your choice. NOTE: In
order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote
your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with
your agent. Furthermore, should there be any changeof your address,do inform
your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once again from our team of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.Note:Anybody under the age of 18 is
automatically disqualified.
Sincerely yours,
Miss. Loretha Van Strooi.
(Lottery Co-ordinator/Announcer)
www.honestlotto.com
___________________________________________________________
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