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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: granduniversal@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 02:03:12 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?GOOD=20NEWS?=
GRAND UNIVERSAL PROMO LOTTERY
10 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE,
LONDON WC2N 5BX,
THE UNITED KINGDOM.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: GUPL/76-AO91852009
AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 28th of March 2005,
of winners of the GRAND UNIVERSAL PROMO LOTTERY held on 4th of March 2005.
Your email address attached to ticket number 23-2816-8086-647, with serial
number A025-09 drew the lucky numbers 37-13-80-65-56-87, and consequently
won in category A.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out
of US$2,000,000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO. GUPL/76-AO91852009.
This is from total prize money of US$6,000.000.00 shared among the three
international winners in the category A. All participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from 100,000 companies/individuals
from Middle East, Australia, New Zealand,
America, Asia, Europe and North America as part of our International Promotions
Program, which is conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with a Finance Vault House insured in your name.
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$25 million International lotto.
To begin your claim, please contact your claims fiduciary agent immediately:
Mr. Julian C. Wilford
Foreign Service Manager,
SAFE TRUST VAULTS,
TEL: +44 704 010 2570
FAX: +44 709 202 7345
EMAIL: safetrustvault@mail2london.com and/or safe_trust_vaults@london.com
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account
of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claims officer not later
than 18th of APRIL 2005. After this date, all funds will be returned as
unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
to quote your reference number in every one of your correspondences with
your officer. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do
inform your claims officer as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of
our promotions program.
Sincerely,
Mr. Brian Lloyds.
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
GRAND UNIVERSAL PROMO LOTTERY
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the Winners will result
to disqualification. Do not reply to this mail; contact your claims agent
immediately through the above e-mail address or phone/fax numbers.
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