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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: eurolotto@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 04:11:51 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?INT=27L=20LOTERIA=20PRIMITIVA?=
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
INT'L LOTERIA PRIMITIVA MADRID-ESPANA
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
HEAD OFFICE
C/CORDOBA NO 21 PLANTA 2-A
28204 MADRID-SPAIN.
TEL/FAX: +346-35028783
REF No:EU-LTW/2ND/CAT/2005-30TE
BATCH No:05/001/2NDWIN
PRIZE AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you, that as a result of our RECENT LOTTERY DRAWS
HELD on the 3rd of March. 2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
11 22 31 38 44 46 55 60 with
serial number: 011-205 drew the lucky numbers: 13 15 25 37 39 which consequently
won in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum
pay of($715,810.00(SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND
TEN DOLLARS ONLY)
Note that All participants in this lottery program have been selected randomly
through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies and 30,000,000
individual email addresses from all search engines and websites of the following
countries Europe, America,Asia,Australia,New Zealand, Middle East,Africa,and
North & South America.
This promotional program takes place every year, and it is promoted and
sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates
of Microsoft Inc. and other corporate organisations.This is to encourage
the use of the internet and computers worldwide.
For security purpose and clarity, we advice that you keep your winning Information
confidential until your claims have been processed and your Money remitted
to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. We look forward
to your active participation in our next 4 million euro slot.
You are required to contact your claim agent MR ROILO GOMEZ, Foreign Operations
Manager,EUROCITY GRUPPEN SEGURIDAD S.A MADRID-ESPANA via
TEL+44-7040-112-053
FAX+44-7005-806-264
E-mail:-(eurocitygruppen_es@madrid.com)
for processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account
of your choice.
I want to categorically state that there will be no further extension of
deadline for any winner who is unable to finalise further claims procedures
before the deadline one month after the date of This notice,as such funds
will be automatically tagged as unclaimed and returned for the next sweepstake.
Winners are to immediately request for the certificate of claims as soon
as claims process is completed. Be advised that most payments have been
approved, and authorisation will only be based on your response within the
next 72 working hours from now.
All winnings must be claimed not later than one month after the date of
this notice. Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,remember
to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence,Furthermore
should
there be any change of address do inform your claim agent as soon as possible.
We Congratulations you Once more and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.
NOTE:YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE.
Yours Sincerely,
MRS. SANDRA BLANCO.
VICE PRESIDENT.
INT'L LOTERIA PRIMITIVA
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