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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: "Pmeridian Lottery" <promo@primemeridian.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: enquiries@primemeridian.co.uk
Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 10:52:05 +0100
Subject: e-lottery Promotion May 2005 Result
PMERIDIAN PROMOTIONS (UK) LIMITED
SERIAL NOS:05/05/1881/02085660110
COUPON NOS:MEPROS/7619-01304-2118
Dear Participant,
Re: e-lottery Promotion May 2005
Europe/America private international e-lottery organisers and
co-sponsors, PMeridian Group International, officially bring to your
notice of the final draw result of the 2nd May-2005 e-lottery Promotion
which was conducted at our international corporate office complex in
The United Kingdom (UK).
Most recently this Organisation set up the NEW e-LOTTERY SCHEME to give
out prizes based on COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM. By doing this therefore,
you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it. As the Organisation seek
to encourage the use of Internet for academic and business pursuits. It
major aim is to promote music, theatre, art, literature, projects in
the social and political arena with a focus on health, as well as
science, research, and higher education.
This promotion Program is sponsored by a group of corporate
establishments, individuals and accredited charitable organisations
world-wide. Be informed that a minimum of 10% of your prize must be
donated to a remarkable charity organisation in your locality.
We wish to congratulate and inform you on the selection of your email
coupon number which was selected among the 45 lucky prize winners. Your
email ID identified with coupon Nos:MEPROS/7619-01304-2118 with SERIAL
NOS:05/05/1881/02085660110 and was selected by our E-Promo Random
Selection System (ERSS) with entries from the 50,000 different email
addresses world-wide enrolled for the E-Promo.
Your email ID was included among the 50,000 different email addresses
submitted by our partner international email provider companies. You
have won a consultation cash prize of Two Million United States Dollars
(USD$ 2,000,000.00) only. The Payment Board have approved a payout of
your cash prize which will be remunerated directly to you by the Prize
remittance Unit. Our Payment Board (PMPB) will render to you complete
assistance and provide additional information and processes for the
claims of your consultation prize.
For due processing of your winning claim, please contact your Payment
Officer: Mr: William Winters who has been assigned to assist you at:
william.winters@primemeridian.co.uk
for more information. with your contact Details Immediately. (Full
Names, address, telephone and Fax Nos) As all winnings must be process
and claimed not later than 31st May 2005. And always remember to quote
your coupon and serial Nos. in all your correspondence with your
Payment Co-ordinator for easy identification and to avoid unnecessary
delays and complications.
Once again, congratulations from our management and staffs on your
e-selection prize winning, we hope you will be lucky once more in our
forth coming E-Promo Selection Programme.
Best Regards,
Jessica Mills
Information Desk Officer,
PRIMERIDIAN PROMOTIONS (UK) LIMITED
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