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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: calsuper_lottery@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 04:21:31 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?LUCKY=20WINNER?=


2005!!! 2005!!!! 2005!!!!! 2005!!!!!!

CALIFORNIA SUPPER JACKPOT MEGA LOTTERY
7050 VASSER AVENUE,
#14 CANOGA PARK,
91303.CA.
U.S.A


THE DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS,INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,

REF: CA341739SL


EMAIL:calsuper_lottery@zipmail.com.br
http://www.calottery.com/
http://www.at-la.com/lotto

ATTN:WINNER!!!!!!

AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement
today, 31st,MARCH, 2005, of winners of the 2005
CALIFORNIA SUPPER MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
held on 3rd ,MARCH 2005,were our winners DRAW NUMBERS
AND STATUST NUMBER ARE LISTED ON OUR SITES.
http://www.calottery.com/
http://www.at-la.com/lottors
Your E-Mail address, attached to ticket number
13-2316-2005-477, with computer ballot number 1-12-23-43
DRAW numbers :# 1877 on 3/30/2005,1-25-36-43-mega 17
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
out of US$72,000,000.00 in cash credited to file
REF: CA341739SL. This is from total prize
money of US$193,000,000.00 shared among all
winners
All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from all sites in the world.
as part of our International Promotions Program, which
is conducted annually .
CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN!!38JYL
your claim has been processed and your money remitted
to your account WITH YOUR REF NUMBER. This is part of
our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous
acts by participants of this program.We hope you will participate
in our end of year HIGH MEGA JACKPOT US$2.3 billion
International lotto.
To begin your claim, please contact your claims
officer immediately:
MRS MONICA LOPEZ
Account Director
EMAIL:lo_monica@yahoo.ca
For due processing and remittance of your prize money
to a designated account of your choice. Remember, you
must contact your claims officer not later than
APRIL 15TH, 2005. After this date, all funds will be
returned as unclaimed. All correspondences to
MRS MONICA LOPEZ
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your reference
number in every one of your correspondences with your
claims officer. Furthermore, you should not forget to send
along with your reply the following details .you full names, physical
contact,contact address,and contact phone number.should there be any change
of
your address, do inform your claims officer as soon as
possible.Congratulations once again from all our staff and
thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
2005 CALIFORNIA SUPPER MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO

EMAIL:lo_monica@zipmail.com.br
Or: callottery2005@yahoo.ca
http://www.calottery.com
http://www.at-la.com/lotto

signed,
monica lopez




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