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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: awardlottery1@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 20:11:44 +0200
Subject: Congratulations for winning
From : MR DAVID JAMES.
Euro,Afro,Amrican ,Sweepstake
Lottery Headquarters: 1a, Bexon
Court Carlton Nottinghamshire
Nottingham NG4 1SQ
Essex United Kingdom
Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/03
Batch: 12/25/DC34
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro - Afro
American Sweepstake Lottery International programs
held on the 8 of june 2005 in Essex United
Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number: B9564 75604545 188 with! Serial number 97560
drew the winning: 59/84/26/17/35, which subsequently
won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of US$2,000.000.00 (TWO MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) in
cash credited to file
KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of
US $85,000.000.00 MILLION DOLLARS, shared amongst the
first One Hundred and thirty (130) lucky winners in
this category world-wide.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls
within our Afro booklet representative office in
Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of
this, your US$2,000.000.00 (TWO MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS) would be released to
you by our bank.
Our African agent will immediately commence the
process to facilitate the release of your funds as
soon as you contact him. All participants were
selected randomly from World Wide.
Through computer draw system and extracted from
over10,000,00 companies .
This promotion takes place annually.
For security reasons, 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
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program
by some unscrupulous elements.PLEASE BE WARNED.
To file for your claim, please contact our banking
attorney (Lawyer)immediately you read this message for
quick and urgent release of your fund , his contact
information is as follows:
BARRISTER BROWN DOUGLAS ESQ.
DIRECT LINE : +27-72-748-8131.
Email Address:dubeassociates@yahoo.com
Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on
or before 20 June 2005.
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
quote your reference/batch numbers in any
correspondences with us or our designated agent.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs
of this program that has succesfully won this
competition . Thank you for being part of our
promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,MR CLINTON TREE Co-ordinator AND MR
Alexandra Davis ASST Co-ordinator.
United Kingdom zonal Secretary General .N.B Call our
banking attorney immediately for your cliam do not
delay for delay is dengerous and oppotunity come but
once so therefore RUSH NOW!!!!.
Warning This information transmitted is only for the
person or entity to which it is addressed and may
contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any
review,retransmission,dissemination or other use of
this information, or taking of any action in reliance
upon this information, by person or entities other
than the intended recipient is prohibited.If you
received this in error, please contact the sender and
delete the material from any computer.
THANKS FOR YOUR CO-ORPERATION.
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