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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: "DON. DIEGO SAN JOSE" <internationallottoclub@yahoo.es> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 18:27:26 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!
INTERNATIONAL LOTTO CLUB PROMOTION COMPANY S.A.
CALLE JUAN CRUZSUAREZ 89, 28009 MADRID-SPAIN
FROM: THE PRESIDENT CLUB LOTTO PROMOTIONS
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF NUMBER: 93674809407105.
BATCH NUMBER: CA03/093RTG/MA -SP.
DEPOSIT PIN NUMBER: BV0001756322439.
BARAHAS SECURITY CODE: 8008-03/I.L.C.P/MA-SP
RE: INTERNATIONAL LOTTO CLUB PROMOTION OFFICIAL RELEASE NOTICE.
ATTN: BENEFICIARY
We are pleased to inform you of the recent result of CLUB LOTTO /INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM held on the 12th of FEBUARY 2005. Your name attached to the ticket number 464992 with serial number 113 drew the lucky numbers 12--15 - 22 - 37 - 39 - 45 which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of $815,960.00 USD (EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY USD ONLY) in cash credited to file REF. NO. 93674809407105 and BATCH NO. CA03/093RTG/MA-SP.This is from a total cash prize of USD $13,871,320 (THIRTEEN MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-ONE THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY USD ONLY) shared among the seventeen international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with a SECURITY COMPANY insured in your name With Deposit Pin Number: BV0001756322439. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your nominated account, as this is a part of our 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 25,000 names from USA, Canada, Asia, New Zealand, Europe And Africa as part of our end of year international program, which we conduct once every year. We hope with a part of your prize money, you will take part in our mid year (summer) high stake US$1.6 billion international lottery.
To begin your claim, enclosed is a payment release order form, fill and fax back to your claims agent DR. MOORE MARTINEZ, Foreign Operations Manager, GLOBAL LINK DIPLOMATIC SECURITY SERVICES S.A On TEL: 00-34-616-678-665 FAX: 00-34-655-535-594 for processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 22nd APRIL 2005. After this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed. Also, for your information, 2% of your money belongs to your claims agent as a part of their commission. This commission will be paid to GLOBAL LINK DIPLOMATIC SECURITY SERVICES S.A. only after you have received your fund in your designated account.
Note: with the laws and regulations of our company's management, all charges like cost of wire transfer fee or insuring and dispatch of cheque should be paid by the beneficiary upfront and not deductable from the winning fund this is as a result of the insurance bond policy covering the winning fund.
Congratulations on behalf of our managements.
Sincerely,
SRA. DON. DIEGO SAN JOSE
PRESIDENT/ INTL. LOTTO.
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