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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: "MISS. JENNIEFR SMITH" <jennifersmith_33@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jbrown7773@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 18:11:23 +0100
Subject: FINAL NOTIFICATION!

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT,
LONDON ZONE. 36 GREAT SURRY HOUSE.
London.SE28 8LR.

FINAL NOTICE TO AWARD RECEIPIENTS.

REF NO: HKK/941OYI/05
BATCH NO: 03/05/MA34

CONGRATULATION! HOPE RECEIPIENT 2005!,

The Hope Foundation Trust International is a charitable foundation headquartered in Amsterdam which serves to promote music, theater, art, literature, projects in the social and political arena with a focus on health, as well as science, research, and higher education. Most recently the foundation set up the NEW HOPE LOTTERY to give out prizes based on the computer ballot system. By doing this the foundation
seek to encourage the use of Internet for academic and business pursuits.

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, winners of the promotional Foundation Trust International program held on 21st April, 2005 as part of our 1/4yearly bonanza. Your email address attached to ticket number 0945-5876-H9N, with serial number 222-781 drew the lucky numbers 9923-8467, and consequently won the lottery in the 1st category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of £750,000. Only
(Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand British Pound Sterling).

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and North America as part our International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.


Your fund is now deposited with the Natwest Bank of England and insured. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.

We hope with a part of you prize, you will sponsor charitable foundation that will touch the lives of people and less privilege ones arround you?
To process your claim, please contact the clearing house (through your claims agent) with your Full Name and Home Address, Office,Home Tel & Fax Number including your mobile phone number for easy communication with any of our processing agent in Europe.Therefore all protocols laid down by them must be followed to facilitate your claims:

Claims Unit
Fiduciary Agent:

Contact Person: John Brown.

jbrown7773@yahoo.co.uk

Fax:0044-87-1239-0058

Tel: 00447854783245

For due processing and remittance of your award money to a designated account of your choice. Remember that you must contact your claim agent not later than three weeks from the receipt of the notice, If after 3 weeks no claim was made your funds will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to attach your reference and batch numbers, ticket number as quoted above in every one of your correspondences with your agent.Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our Promotions program.

Best Regards,

Mrs. Jennifer Smith.
THE ZONAL PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
HOPE FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL.

N.B.Any Body Under The Age Of 18 years Is Automatically Disqualified.

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