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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: leadwaylotto4@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 07:22:50 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?You=20are=20a=20lucky=20winner=2E?=
THE HONOURABLE WINNER
LEADWAY PROMO LOTTO DUMENSTRAAT B56,1002BS AMSTERDAM,
THE NETHERLANDS.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: OYL /26510460037/05
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD
ATTENTION:RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,
5th of April, 2005. winners of the our promo lotto? via:
LEADWAY PROMO LOTTERY,
THE NETHERLANDS INTERNATIONAL, PROGRAMS held on 23rd, of
Febuary, 2005.Your company,is attached to ticket number
023-0148-790-459,with serialnumber 5073-11 drew the lucky
numbers 43-11-44-37- 10-43,and consequently won the lottery
in the 3rd category.You have therefore been approved for a
lump sum pay out of US$1,000.000.00 in cash credited to
file REF NO.OYL/25041238013/02.
This is from total prize money of US$80,400,000.00
shared among the seventeen international winners in this
category. All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn form 25,000 names from Australia, New
Zealand, America,Europe, North America,Africa and Asia as
part of International PromotionsProgram, which is conducted
annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with a Security company
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 you
prize, you will participate in
our end of year high stakes US$1.3 billion
International Lottery.
To begin your claim,You will be given a form to
complete and return to our office and then you will need to
notarize your won prize at the high court down here,Please
contact your claim agent; MR JOHN MARTIN
via this mail address: leadway_agent@excite.com
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
RAYMOND CROSSROAD, AMSTERDAM,
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a
designated account of your choice. Remember, all prize
money must be claimed not later than 30th 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 and
batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with
your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your
address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for
being part of four promotions program.
Sincerely,
Mr Romell Johnson,
FOR LEADWAY PROMO LOTTERY:
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
LEADWAY PROMO LOTTERY,
THE NETHERLANDS.
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