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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: "globaltrust_lottery@yahoo.com" <globaltrust_lottery@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:40:20 -0400
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION .(CLAIM YOUR PRIZE).
GLOBAL TRUST LOTTERY.
Daawerk 100a
1102 RL Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: 0031-630-409-011
Fax: 0031-20-4095009
FROM: THE DESK OF MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF: EG/2551256003/01
ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM,
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE(CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT WITH THE
IFORMATIONS BELOW FOR YOUR WINNING PRIZE AWARD.)
WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU OF THE RELEASE TODAY, THE
11TH APRIL 2005 OF THE RESULTS GLOBAL TRUST AGENCY LOTTERY
/INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAMS
HELD ON THE 15TH DAY OF APRIL 2001.
YOUR NAME ATTACHED TO THE TICKET NUMBER
025-11464992-750 WITH SERIAL NUMBER 2113-05 DREW THE
LUCKY NUMBERS 13-15-16-21-34-35 WHICH CONSEQUENTLY WON
THE LOTTERY IN THE 3RD CATEGORY. YOU HAVE THEREFORE
BEEN APPROVED FOR A WINNING PRICE OF US$I,000,810.00
(ONE MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED AND
TEN DOLLARS) IN CASH CREDITED TO FILE REF. NO:
EGS/2551256003/01. THIS IS FROM A TOTAL CASH PRIZE OF
US$14,368770.00 (FOURTEEN MILLION, THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY
EIGHT THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY DOLLARS).
SHARED AMONG THE SEVENTEEN INTERNATIONAL WINNERS IN
THIS CATEGGORY.
CONGRATULATIONS.
YOUR FUND IS NOW DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY
INSURED TO YOUR NAME. DUE TO MIXED UP IN SOME NUMBERS
AND NAMES, WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP THIS AWARD TOP SECRET
FROM PUBLIC NOTICE UNTIL YOUR CLAIM HAS BEEN PROCESSED
AND YOUR MONEY REMITTED TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AS THIS
IS PART OF OUR SECURITY PROTOCOL TO AVOID DOUBLE
CLAIMING OR UNWARRANTED TAKING OF ADVANTAGE OF THIS
PROGRAM BY PARTICIPANTS. ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE
SELECTED THROUGH A COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM
25,000 NAMES FROM EUROPE, AMERICA AND ASIA AS PART OF
OUR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAM WHICH WE CONDUCT
ONCE EVERY YEAR. WE HOPE WITH A PART OF YOUR PRIZE,
YOU WILL TAKE PART IN OUR END OF YEAR HIGH STAKE
US$1.3 BILLION INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
(CLAIM AGENT CONTACT INFORMATIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM)
TO BEGIN YOUR CLAIM, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT,
NAME:CHESTER WILLIAMS FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER OF GLOBAL TRUST AGENCY
TELEPHONE NUMBER:+447031848498
E-MAIL ADDRESS:INFO_GLOBALTRUSTAGENCY@YAHOO.COM
FOR PROCESSING AND
REMITTANCE OF YOUR PRIZE MONEY TO A DESIGNATED ACCOUNT
OF YOUR CHOICE. NOTE THAT ALL PRIZE MUST BE CLAIMED
NOT LATER THAN SEVEN (7) DAYS OF THIS NOTIFICATION,
AFTER 7 DAYS, ALL FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE
MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y. HACIENDA AS UNCLAIMED.
NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAYS AND
COMPLICATIONS; PLEASE REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE
AND BATCH NUMBERS IN EVERY OF YOUR CORRESPONDENCE WITH
US OR YOUR CLAIM AGENT. FURTHERMORE, SHOULD THERE BE ANY
CHANGE OF ADDRESS, DO INFORM YOUR CLAIMS AGENT AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE.
CONGRALATIONS AGAIN FROM ALL MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF AND
THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF OUR PROMOTION PROGRAM.
YOURS SINCERELY,
James Benard.
VICE PRESIDENT
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