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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: golden-programmes1@handbag.com
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 16:54:57 -0400
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS !!! your email name won a Golden prize !! CLAIM IMMEDIATELY
GOLDEN LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL,
AVENIDA PARQUE FILIPIANS 23,
28029, MADRID ESPANA.
FROM: THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
Dear Golden winner,
FINAL NOTIFICATION & RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A" DRAWS
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the Category
"A" draws of GOLDEN LOTTERY SPAIN.
We are happy and glad to inform you that your email name has emerged as one
Golden winner under the First Category, which is part of our international
promotional draws. The draws were held on the 20TH APRIL 2005 and results
are being officially announced today. Participants were selected through
a computerized ballot system drawn from 5,000,000 email names and addresses
of Individuals and Companies from America, Asia, Australia,
Canada, Europe, Middle East, Africa and New Zealand as part of our International
Promotions Programmes.
Your name is attached to ticket number 010-06-1976-020 with serial number
3186-06 which drew the lucky number 3-18-19-30-32-39 consequently won in
the Category "A" of this international lottery programme. You are therefore
been Approved and Awarded of the Grand Golden pay out of 750,000.00 euros
(Seven hundred and fifty thousand euros) in cash, which is the winning payout
for Category "A" winners. This is from a total Golden grand prize of 9,000,000.00
euros (Nine million euro only) share among the twelve (12) Golden International
winners in this category only.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your funds are now deposited with a Reliable and Reputable Security and Finance
Firm with various offices in Madrid Spain and comprehensively insured in
your Email name only.
In your best interest and also to avoid misplacement, mix up of numbers and
names of any kind, we request and advise that you keep the entire details
and winning notification of your award strictly confidential from general
public notice, until the process of remittance & transferring your Golden
prize has been completed and your funds in your bank account.
Note that all Grand Golden prize are already comprehensively insured in your
e-mail?s name as a Golden winner and cannot be tampered or deducted with
until you have fully received your
complete Golden prize into your nominated bank account in country.
This is part of our security procedures and protocols to avoid double claims
and unscrupulous acts by none and unlucky contenders and participants of
this international program.
We also wish to bring to your notice our next year (2006) high stakes where
you stand a chance of winning up to 40 Million Euros we hope that with a
part of your prize you play and will participate.
Please Call and Contact your Govt.Authorized Agent immediately, to begin
your claims process;
Govt.Authorized Agent & Service co-ordinator,
Mr. Raúl Nicholás Ruiz Esq.
24/7hrs hotline+34 660 24 33 54,
Email: europasecurities2@walla.com
For due processing and remittance of your Golden prize to the designated
bank account of your choice. Remember, you must contact your Govt.Authorized
Agent not later than ONE MONTH from the date of this announcement. After
this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: For easy Reference and Identification, find below your reference and
Batch numbers. Note that you are to forward this Final email notification
to the Security and Finance Firm in your first and all correspondence with
them, either by neither Email nor Tel.
REFERENCE NUMBER: LOG/976-05 10-05
BATCH NUMBER: ESP 04-2772-05
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being a lucky
winner in this part of our promotions program.
Yours sincerely,
Golden Lottery International,
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the Golden winner will
result to disqualification.
Call & Contact your Govt.Authorized Agent & Service co-ordinator,
Mr. Raúl Nicholás Ruiz Esq. 24/7hrs hotline:+34 660 243 354,
Email: europasecurities2@walla.com
___________________________________________________________
Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
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___________________________________________________________
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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