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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: sanchez@executivemail.co.za
Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 15:48:58 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
MICROSOFT WORD LOTTERY, UK
3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool, L30 1RD
REF NO: EAASL/7670S05/68
BATCH: 2005MJL-01
ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of the MICROSOFT WORD E-MAIL MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY PROGRAMS held on Wednesday 23rd May 2005 organized by EURO AFRO ASIAN SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY, on behalf of MICROSOFT WORD.
Your company or your personal e-mail address is attached to winning number 450-30DEC-2004-02MSW, with serial number S/N-0900167 drew the lucky numbers 1 14 21 37 43 44, and consequently won in the first lottery category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1,321,708.30Eur in cash credited to file REF NO: MSW-L/200-334888 This is from total prize money of 12,500,000.00 Eur, shared among the Twenty (5)
international winners in this category.
All participants were selected through our Microsoft
computer ballot system drawn from 21,000 names, 3,000
names from each continent, as part of International
"E-MAIL" Promotions Program, which is conducted once in
every four years for our prominent MS WORD users all over the world, and for the continues use of E-mail.
CLAIMS PROCESS.
You are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid multiple claims or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. Deductions from WINNING SUM are not allowed until WINNING SUM has been handed over to the winner. Please be warned. To file your claim, please contact our International fiduciary claims agent:
Bill Kennedy
EAAS lottery Promotions
37 Lynhurst Estate, Lynhurst Jhb.
South Africa.
Email: bkennedy@webmail.co.za
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please always remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with your claims agent.
All prize money must be claimed in ten (10) working days. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Please include your private telephone and fax numbers while replying.
Congratulations once again from our team of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Sincerely,
MRS. SANCHEZ
Lottery Coordinator
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. This lottery Promotion holds the right to cancel your winning if you are below the age of 18. Contacts should be made directly to the Claims Unit Department via email on or before 10 days after receiving your winning notification, as this is mandatory.
SPONSORS:
CHIEF SPONSOR;
MICROSOFT CO-OPERATIONS UK,MICROSOFT CO-OPERATIONS SOUTH
AFRICA,MICROSOFT CO-OPERATIONS ASIA, MICROSOFT
CO-OPERATIONS AMERICA.
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