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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: lotteryfirm@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 00:36:16 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=21=21=21=20YOU=20HAVE=20JUST=20WON=20USD=243=2E5MILLION=20CONGRATULATIONS=20/=20CONTACT=20DR=20EDWIN=20BROOKS=20NOW=20=21=21=21?=

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,BRAVESTONE PROMO LOTTERY,UK.
VALLEY RD HARWICH ESSEX CO12 4RR GB, ENGLAND.



REF: DLP /26510460037/02
BATCH: 27/00315/IPD

RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE


We are pleased to inform you of the announcement
today 22nd of March 2005, of winners of the
BRAVESTONE PROMO LOTTERY,THE BRITAIN INTERNATIONAL,
PROGRAMS held on 16th December
2004.

Your company/email ,is attached to ticket number
1124-0148-790-457, with serial number 5273-44 drew the
lucky numbers 33-11-44-37- 10-45, and consequently won
the lottery in the 4th category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
out of US$3,500.000.00 (THREE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAD US DOLLARS)in cash credited to file REF NO.
DLP/25041238013/07.

This is from total prize money of US$80,400,000.00
shared among the seventeen international winners in
this category.

All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn form 25,000 names from Australia,
New Zealand, America, Europe, North America,Africa and
Asia as part of International promotions Program,
which is conducted
annually.

CONGRATULATIONS! Your fund is now deposited with a
Security company,(NUGGET UNITY COMPANY).

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 of this
program.

We hope with a part of your prize, you will
participate in our end of year high stakes US$1.3
billion International Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent
via this email below:

CLAIM AGENT NAME: DR EDWIN BROOKS

EMAIL ADDRESS: edwin51@mail.nu


Telephone:+44-704 0114363.
Phone:+ 44 7040119457

You are hereby advised to claim your prize on or
before the 28th of April 2005.

N/B,when contacting your claim agent,you should send
along your winnings informations,Your full name,Home
address,Telephone number, and Your date of birth,so
that your prize winning will be processed in no distant time.

Congratulations once more.

Sincerely,

Ms. Caroline Adams.

N/B
Contact your claim agent through this email below:
Include your telephone number,full name,Home address,and your Ticket numbers
when replying Dr Edwin Brooks

NAME: EDWIN BROOKS

EMAIL: edwin51@mail.nu
Telephone:+44-704 0114363.
Direct Phone:+ 44 7040119457






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