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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: <stuart@eposta.cz>
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 15:58:55 -0000
Subject: official notice

LOTTERY CORREO AGENT,
TURKALI MAH MECITALI SOK - ISTANBUL
85C,20089, TURKEY.

FROM: THE DIRECTOR,
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF: SFLP/28968325/WIN/05
BATCH: 2824/MD/2753.
DATE: 11th June 2005.

RE-PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION.
We are pleased to inform you of the released results
of the
Turkýsh
Lottery Promotion Programme held on the 9th may 2005.
All participants were drawn from a computer ballot
system
from
over 38,000 names all over the world from the
internet.
This is a part
of our international promotion programme which holds
twice
a year
resulting from previously won but unclaimed lottery
funds.

Your name/company Name and E-mail address attached to
ticket number:
LOT/5869/KFC/649 with serial number: 8693472/MD drew
one of
the lucky
numbers which subsequently won in the second category.
You
have
therefore been approved for the lump sum of
815,810,00.
Euros (Eight Hundred and Fifteen Thousand, Eight
hundred and Ten
Euros,).
This is your prize award from the lump sum of
38,489,000.05. Euros
(Thirty Eight million, Four hundred and Eighty-nine
thousand, Five cents.) which was shared among the 38
lucky
international winners in
this category.Your prize money is now deposited with a
security
company and insured in your name. You are therefore
advised
to contact
the security company were your prize is kept for
claims in
London
UK with the following particulars below to begin your
claims immediately:

Desmond Security finance Company {London UK}
Director: Mr. Martins Pakers
EMAIL: martisparker@sify.com
PHONE: +44-704-0118724
Call b/w 8.00am to 20.00pm
MONDAY TILL SARTURDAYS

This security finance company is responsible for the
processing and
remittance of your prize to the designated Bank
account of
your choice.

As a matter of security and protocol, we advise that
you
keep all
information and documents relating to your prize award
very
secret and
work very closely with your claim agent until your
prize
has been fully
processed and all cash money paid into your Bank
account of
your choice.


Note that all prize money must be claimed not later
than
Three weeks
from the date of notification.
After this period, all funds will be sent to the
Turkish
Ministry of
Economy and Finance as unclaimed. This will result in
unnecessary
complications and possible loss of prize awards.

Furthermore, it is very important that you quote your
Reference and
Batch numbers in all your correspondence with us and
your
claim agents.
If you have any problems with your claim agent or any
change of your
phone numbers and E-mail address, please inform us
immediately for
necessary action.


Congratulations once again on behalf of the Lottery
Board.

Madam Cigdem Hakan



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www.eposta.cz - Email zdarma na celý ¾ivot

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