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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: "national lottery" <national_lottery_1111111@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 16:43:33 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
From: Mrs Theresa Allen
Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom
Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/04
Batch: 12/25/DC34
CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION
Attn: Sir/Madam,
We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 14th of APRIL 2005. in Essex
United Kingdom.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B956475604545
188 with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning: 01/10/11/18/19/46, which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore
been approved to claim a total sum of US$820,000.00 (Eighty Hundred and
Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of US $1100,000,00 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$820,000.00
(Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars)would be released
to you by our paying Bank in South Africa.
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 Web site through
computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 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 corresponding agent in
South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release
of your fund, contact information is as follow: -
Name:Philip Themba
Direct Line: + 27 732128447
Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before the 30th of
MAY. 2005. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents or
us. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program
that has successfully won this competition. Thank you for being part of our
promotional lottery program. As soon as you are in contact with our
agent,please keep us informed.
Sincerely,
Mrs Theresa Allen
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.
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