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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: ruitebeeks@handbag.com
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 13:22:05 +0200
Subject: NOBLE PRICE WINNER
ATTN: FROM THE DESK OF LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today:
Monday, 11th April 2005, of winners of the INTERLINK
LOTTERY PROMOTION THENETHERLANDS/INTERNATIONAL,PROGRAMS
held on 30th March,2005.Your email address attached to
ticket number 023-56678230954, drew the lucky numbers
7-14-21-42-49-59, batch number 6858/NL and consequently
won the lottery in the 1st category.You have therefore
been approved of a lump sum pay out of EURO 850.000
(Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euro) in credited
to file LOTTERY REF NO.SGIL/763276/03.This is from
total prize money of Euro 20,000,000.00 shared among
the seventeen international winners in categories C
with serial number: IL/FLW/12-C033721192.All participants
were selected through a computer ballot system drawn form
25,000 company email addresses and 30,000,000
individual email addresses from Australia,Africa, New
Zealand,America, Europe, North America and Asia as
part of International Promotions Program, which is
conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS! Your fund is now in custody of a
financial Security company insured in your FILE
REFERENCE. 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.
This lottery program was promoted by our group
of philanthropist here in Netherlands.
We hope with a part of you prize, you Will participate
in our end of year high stakes EURO 5,000,000 million
International Lottery.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
agent: Mr. Fredrick Johnson.
Phone: 0031-623-870-907
COPY E-MAIL: interlinkagent@excite.com
Please be aware that your Paying Authority will Effect
Payment Swiftly upon satisfactory Report,
verifications and validation provided by our
processing Agent; that would be designated to your
file. For due processing and remittance of your
winning prize to your designated account of your
choice. Be informed that all prize money must be
claimed not later than 3rd May 2005. After this
date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications,you are to contact Mr. Fredrick Johnson.
with followings details below:
1. Your full names, private mobile telephone,
contact mailing address to receive winning certificate and
2. quote your reference/batch numbers in any
correspondences with us or our designated agent.
Furthermore,should there be any change of your
address do inform your claims agent as soon as
possible. Congratulations once again from our team of
staff and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Sylvia Ruitebeek
Lottery Coordinator
___________________________________________________________
Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
Cheap flights - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/flights/
Bargain holidays - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/holidays/
___________________________________________________________
Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
Cheap flights - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/flights/
Bargain holidays - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/holidays/
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