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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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From: SUSAN HILL <luckydayimp@walla.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 19:00:45 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: SUSAN HILL
This is a multi-part message in MIME format
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Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
LUCKYDAY INTERNATIONAL
(A) Division of Global Lottery =
International
=
(http://www.luckyday.nl)
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
EFFORT LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL W.W.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER
RESULTS FOR THIRD CATEGORY DRAWS:
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
MR . WILLIEM APOLLO.
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the
results of the Third Category draws of EFFORT LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL S.A.
We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the Third =
Category, which is part of our promotional draws. The draws were held on the =
23th of march 2005, and results were being officially announced on the 18th =
of May2005. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system =
drawn from 40,000.000 names/email addresses of individuals and companies from =
Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New =
Zealand as part of our International Promotions Program. Your name =
attached to ticket number 0079-03-742, with serial number 37-93 drew the =
lucky numbers 17, 23, 21, 33, 47, 14 (22), and consequently won in the Third =
Category.
You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of =A32,400,000.00 (Two =
Million Four Hundred Thousand Pounds) in cash, which is the winning payout =
for Third Category winners. This is from the total prize money of =A3=
9,600,000.00 shared among the 4 international winners in the Third category. =
Plus 3nights lodging free in any *** Hotel of
your choice in MADRID, SPAIN. PLEASE NOTE, NON UK RESIDENT HAVE A FEES OF =A3=
550.00 TO PAY BEFORE ANY TRANSACTION.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your fund is now deposited with CITI FINANCE AND =
INVESTMENT COMPANY insured in your name. In your best interest and also to =
avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep the =
entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the process of =
transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to =
your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming =
or unscrupulous acts by participants/nonparticipants of this program.
We also wish to bring to your notice our mid year(2005) high stakes where you =
stand a chance of winning up to =A31.5 Billion, we hope that with a part of =
your prize you will participate.
Please contact your claims agent immediately, to begin
your claims process;
TEL/: +44783-317-8314. FAX/:+44709-286-4004.
EMAIL: luckydaypn@seeqmail.com
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account =
of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later than a =
week from the date of receipt of this notification. Failure to do so may lead =
to disqualification. And always quote your Batch and reference numbers in =
every of your correspondence for identification.
REFERENCE NUMBER: GRC-3RD-37
BATCH NUMBER: 0074-TH
Congratulations once again from all our staffs and
thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
MRS SUSAN HILL
THE SECRETRY
EFFORT LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL W.W.
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