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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: winningcontact05@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 03:19:29 -0700
Subject: Congratulations !!! Your Email has won a Microsoft prize:
WORLD GAMING BOARD E-MAIL BALLOTING - THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS:
DAYZERS NEDERLAND :
Website: www.dayzers.nl
Paleisstraat 5
2514 JA, The Hague.
Reference Number: MST/ 9467WF38743/NL
Batch Number: MST/33597-698457/NL
Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you about the result of the - E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT
INTERNATIONAL / WORLD GAMING BOARD Programs, THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS ,
held on the 29th of March, 2005 . Your e-mail address attached to Ticket
Number NLD 4528695H with Serial Number NLD 78255LU483 drew Lucky Numbers
47-13-29-06-86-63, which consequently won in the first category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payment of ?1,000,000.00
(One Million Euro only ) in cash, credited to file Reference Number MST/
9467WF38743/NL. This is from a total prize of ?50, 000,000.00 (Fifty million
Euro only) shared among the fifty international winners in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited in a suspense account with the paying bank and
insured in your name . However, following the mix up of some numbers and
names, we ask that you keep your Winning Information confidential until your
claims have been processed and your money remitted to your account. This
is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program by some participants. All participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from over 2,000,000 companies? and
30,000,000 individuals? e-mail addresses and names from all over the world.
This promotional program takes place at the begining of every year. Microsoft
Corporation , to encourage some few individuals with web sites and e-mail
addresses promoted this lottery.
We hope that with part of your winning, you will take part in our next International
lottery.
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To file for your Claim, please contact our Claim Agent; ATLAS FINANCIAL
SERVICES;
Claim Manager - Dr. Dwayne Hallager : (Tel; +31 616 144 931)
e-mail:atlasfncons@netscape.net
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for the processing and remittance of your funds into your designated bank
account.
All winnings must be claimed not later than 30th of April, 2005. After this
date, all unclaimed funds will be withdrawn and included in our next stake.
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your
reference and batch numbers in all correspondences. Furthermore, should there
be any change of your e-mail address, do inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thanks for being
part of Microsoft Corporation promotional Programme.
Note: Under the age of 18 are not eligible.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Elisabeth van Gils.
(Lottery Co-ordinator)
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