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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: lottoaward_a@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 10:58:32 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTICE ++++++++CONGRATULATION+++++++++
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
E-mail:paulbenson@bankersmail.com
E-mail:paulbenson_a@hotmail.co.uk
DEAR: SIR / MADAM,
FINAL NOTICE OF AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,
11th JUNE. 2005, of winners of the PROMOTERS FLASH FORTUNE
LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA / INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, held on 30TH APRAY
2005 as part of our promotional draws. Participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email
addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia,
Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as
part of our electronic business Promotion Program.
You qualified for the draw as a result of you visiting
various websites we are running the e-business
Promotions for. You/Your Company, attached to ticket number
100-309-7482, with serial number 513-10 drew the lucky
numbers 2, 5, 9, 22, 23, 24, 30 and consequently won in the
Second Category. You have therefore been approved for lump
sum pay out of US$10,300,000.00 in cash, which is the
winning payout for Second category winners. This is from the total
prize money of US$72,100,000.00 (Seventy-two million one hundred thousand
united state dollars) shared among the Seven international
winners in the Second category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with the STALLION SECURITY &
FINANCE COMPANY (P.T.Y) LTD. insured in your name. 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 your prize, you will participate in
our mid year (2005) high stakes US$1.3 Billion
International Lottery. To begin your claim, please contact your claim
agent immediately;
MR.PAUL BENSON.
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
STALLION SECURITY & FINANCE COMPANY (P.T.Y) LTD.
50 SIVEWRIGHT AVENUE
DOORNFONTEIN, JHB
PO BOX 16638
TEL: +27-73-786-8904
E-mail:paulbenson@bankersmail.com
E-MAIL: paulbenson_a@hotmail.co.uk
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a
designated account of your choice.
Remember that you must contact your claim agent not later
than 30th May 2005. After this date, all funds will be
returned as unclaimed. NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays
and complications, please remember to quote your reference and
batch numbers provided below in every one of your correspondences with
your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: FLS-ZR39-825P-4
BATCH NUMBER: 74-263-BBN
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you
for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
PROMOTERS FLASH LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA.
25 RICHARDS RYLAAN, AUCKLAND PARK 0083
JOHANNESBURG, GAUTENG 2001
SOUTH AFRICA,
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification. Please do not
reply to this mailbox. Contact your claims agent through his email
contact above E-MAIL: paulbenson_a@hotmail.co.uk/paulbenson@bankersmail.com
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