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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: "LESLEY SCOTT" <lescott@webmail.alfa.com.lb> (may be fake)
Reply-To: lesscott@webmail.alfa.com.lb
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 19:26:18 +0000
Subject: Congratulations!
ASTRA LOTO PRIZE INC
FROM THE DESK OF THE PRIZE DIRECTOR
ASTRA PROMOTIONS / PRIZE AWARD DEPT
LOT # EMD987UYT
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION
Date: January 25th 2005
Good Day! My name is LESLEY SCOTT, the prize director
representing the International Lottery Incorporated
Un-Claim Department. On January 7th 2005 at approximately
3:45pm I tried contacting you, but unfortunately was unable
to get a hold of you. The main reason for
mailing you this letter is to inform you the reason for my
call. Every year we receive over 5,000
Lottery names from different players worldwide.Precisely
speaking, I was just looking at our network and find out
that you were selected as a prize winner on December 27th
2004 and you haven’t claimed your winnings, for the sum of
US$50,000.00 DOLLARS. Usually when a winnerdoesn’t claim
their money there should be a note that says why the winner
has not claimed their money, and the client file will be
closed.
So I’m e-mailing this letter so that you can get it on
time in to know why you have not
made any effort to claim your money. You have $50,000.00
sitting here, waiting for you. I don’t know why somebody
will wait that long to claim there money? To elaborate more,
this draw was held in Vancouver British Columbia, where our
head office is located. Moreover, if we did not hear from
you within 3 weeks from the day this letter was sent, your
file will be close and you will no longer be able to claim
your winnings. Our main payment office is located in
Ontario, Canada this is where you will be receiving your
amount of winnings US$50 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Now, I would like to explain to you the Federal and
International Law Involving the personal collections of cash
prizes. According to the Federal and International Law,
prize winnings are
released as soon as your Clearance Fee is deducted. That
will be the day that your check will be released from our
office.
Now, your Clearance Fee is a calculated amount and is
required by Federal and International law. Your clearance
fee will be deducted. Note that once your clearance fee is
deducted, you will receive your winnings in the form of a
certified check.
So once again, Congratulations! For more information, please
contacts our branch office in Washington DC.
ATTN: Mrs.Lesley Scott or Murphey Green.
lesleyscott@usa.com
TEL: +1-202-7422873
Sincerely,
LESLEY SCOTT
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