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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: "lotto draw" <lottodraw338@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:47:43 +0000
Subject: LOTTO WINNING NOTIFICATION

Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom.
Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/04ND
Batch: 12/25/DC34ND



CONGRATULATIONS

Dear Sir / Madam

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 5th Nov 2004 in Essex United
Kingdom.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B956475604545 188
with! Serial number 097560 drew the winning:01/10/11/18/19/46, which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$820,000.00
(Eighty Hundred and Twenty ThousandUnited States Dollars) in cash credited
to fileKPC/09080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize ofUS $1100,000,00
Million dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred and thirty (130)
luckywinners in this category world-wide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet
representative office in
Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view ofthis, your US$820,000.00
(Eight Hundred and TwentyThousand United States Dollars) would be released
to you by Absa Bank South Africa.

Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as
soon as you contact him. All participants were selected randomly from World
Wide Web site through
computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies.

This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised
to keep your winning
information confidential till your claims is processed and your money
remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be
warned. To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding agent in
South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent
release of your fund, contact information is as follow: -

Hon Jerry Gezi

E-mail: hon_jerrygezi@hotmail.com

Phone: + 27 83 207 27 42

Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 30th MARCH
2005. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that
has successfully won this competition. Thank you for being part of our
promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Monica martins.
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.


Mr. James Smith
United Kingdom zonal Secretary General.

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