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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: tracypalma78@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 01:24:54 +0100
Subject: lucky winner
SG. INTERNATIONAL BV PROMO/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT ADDRESS: KRUISLAAN 407,
1098 SJ , AMSTERDAM - NETHERLANDS.
FROM:THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR SG. INTERNATIONAL BV PROMO/PRIZE AWARD
DEPARTMENT
REF: SGIL /763276/03 BATCH: 24/210377939/BBG SERIAL NUMBER: 5073-11 TICKET
NUMBER: 023-56678230954 LUCKY NUMBER:7-14-21-42-49-59 DATE:20/12/2004
Attn:Dear Winner , RE / AWARD NOTIFICATION / PROCESSMENT ADVICE: BBG We are
pleased to inform you of the announcement today, of winners of the SCIENTIFIC
GAME PROMO LOTTERY; THE NETHERLANDS INTERNATIONAL,PROGRAMS Held on 20th december
2004. Your email address attached to ticket number 023-56678230954,with serial
number 5073-11 drew the lucky umbers7-14-21-42-49-59,and consequently won
the lottery in the 1st category.
You have therefore been approved of a lump sum pay out of US$1,000,000.00
(ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) in credited to file REF NO.SGIL/763276/03.
This is from total prize money of US$17,000,000.00 shared among the seventeen
international winners in 1st-3rdcategories.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn form
25,000 company email addresses and 30,000,000 individual email addresses
from Australia,New Zealand,America, Europe, North America and Asia as part
of International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS! Your fund is now in custody of a financial security company
insured in your FILE NO. SGIL/763276/03. 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.This lottery program was promoted by
our group of philanthropist headed by Mr. Bill Gates. We hope with a part
of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes US$10,000,000
million Dollars International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your file/claim officer:
Mr barry wilson, of SG. INTERNATIONAL BV. (AMSTERDAM - THE NETHERLANDS).
Email: barrywilson213@yahoo.co.uk
Please be aware that your Paying Authority will Effect Payment Swiftly upon
satisfactory Report,Verifications and alidation provided by our processing
Agent; that would be designated to your file. For due processment and remittance
of your winning prize to your designated account of your choice.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences
with ! your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address,do
inform your claims agent as soon as possible.Congratulations once again from
our team of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is AUTOMATICALY DISQUALIFIED.
yours Sincerely,
(Lottery Co-ordinator)
Mrs Tracy Palma
___________________________________________________________
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