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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: "lottery company" <lotterycompany14@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 12:55:37 +0200
Subject: EMAIL LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION
From Mrs.Margaret Wright Roberts.
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator
National Lottery Uinted Kingdom
Spectrum Money Mart United Kingdom
No.1a-Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham Shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
PO Box 1010
Liverpool L70 1NL.
Tel/Fax: 44 870 1 357 95 7
Customer Service:
680 NCA 85914
Ref: EAASL/94-6OYI-04
Batch: 11/6/DC34
BBN
Zonal Draw
No: GMLA2-005
Grand Draw
No: 12099
Euro-Afro-American
EMAIL LOTTERY WINNING
NOTIFICATION
Dear Sir/Madam:
We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on Saturday 26/03/2005 in Essex United
Kingdom.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 100
with serial number 46560 drew the winning 11,18,20,23,32,48-25 which
subsequently wonyou the lottery in the second category (cot2).You have
therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$820,000.00 (Eighty
Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
KPC/9080118308/02. This is from a total cash prize of US$1100,000,00 Million
dollars, shared amongst the first One-Hundred and thirty-four (134) lucky
winners in this category worldwide.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet
representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of
this, your US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States
Dollars) would be released to you immediately you contact our agent office
located in South Africa.
Our agent will commence the process to release of your winning prize as soon
as you contact their office.All participants were selected randomly from
World Wide Web site through computer draws system and extracted from over
10,00! 0,00 companies and personal emails.
This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised
to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed
and your winning prize remitted to you. 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 claim your winning prize,please contact:
Dr.Johan Nespry Otto
Foreign Service Manager
Overseas Subscribers Agents
Freedom Park Building Unit 1440
Johannesburg (Gauteng) 2001
South Africa
Tel: + 27 (83) 998-2207
email: johan0001@webmail.co.za/dr_otto0001@hotmail.com
Please be informed that all winning prize must be claimed on or before 1st
July 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 thi! s program that
has successfully won this competition.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
Mrs.Margaret W.Roberts.
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.
Mr.Richard Watson
United Kingdom Zonal Secretary General.
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