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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: "Fernandez Sanz" <euromil@excite.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: sigrid343@netscape.net
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 13:15:39 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION FROM LOTTERY BOARD MADRID SPAIN

AVDA DON RAFEAL Nº 135 EDIFICIO 15
MADRID 28079 ESPAÑA
TEL/FAX: +34-628-612-637

FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REFNO:MAES/227 /033/22/05
BATCH NO: PKA/430
DATE: 20/06/05


ATTN:BENEFICIARY


AWARD NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the EURO MILLIONES SPANISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM which was held on the 26 FEB 2005, due to mix up, names were finally released on the 11 JUNE 2005.

Your name attached to ticket number 7533-421 with serial number 67739252 and track number 01-4110 drew the lucky numbers 12-36-43-18-24 -46-29, which consequently won in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of €615,810.00 (SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN EUROS) in cash credited to REF NO: MAES/227/0033/22/05 this is from a total cash prize of €10,468.770.00 (TEN MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EUROS) Share among the 17 international winners in this categories.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your fund is now deposited with a security company insured with your E-mail address. Due to the mixed up of some numbers and E-mail address, you were lucky to be among the winners that belong to 3rd category of the lottery program.

We urge you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and your winning fund has been remitted in to your nominated account, this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 6000 E-mail address from Asia, Australia, New-Zealand, Europe, Africa and North America Canada as part of our international promotion programs, which we conduct once every year.

To begin your lottery claim fund, a photocopy of your identity, tel and fax. numbers is required. Please contact your claims agent, foreign operation manager DON DANI CARLOS, of LUCASO DE SEGUROS S.A.
TEL: +34-617-858-900 FAX: +34-657-090-380 Email:sigrid343@netscape.net

Remember the dead line for this final notice is 11 JULY 2005, after this date, all funds will be returned to the Ministerio de Economia y hacienda as unclaimed.

Note: In order to avoid unnecessary delays, if there be any change of address or any thing etc, do inform your claim agent. Please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with your agent. Also be informed that 10% of your winning fund belong to LUCASO DE SEGUROS S.A. which will be remitted after you received your winning because the fund was insured in your name, in order words no one can deduct from your winning fund.

Congratulation once again from all members of our staff.


Sincerely,
Mr.Jose Antonio
VICE PRESIDENT

LUCASO DE SEGUROS S.A.
(PAYMENT INFORMATION)


Dear Beneficiary,

Upon receipt of this notification, do endeavour to fax to your claims agent with the below requirement:

NAME:

REF NO:

BATCH NO:

TELEPHONE NO:

FAX NO:

RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:

AGE:

OCCUPATION:

NEXT OF KIN:

BANK: NAME:

BANK ACCOUNT:

BANK SWIFT CODE/ROUTING NO:

BANK ADDRESS:

Please note that above required information must be sent via fax to your agent on Fax No: +34 657-090-380, for the onward remittance of your winning prize to your designated account without further delay.


Congratulations,
Mr.Fernandez Sanz.
VICE PRESIDENT


sigrid343@netscape.com <mailto:sigrid343@netscape.com>

euromil@excite.com <mailto:euromil@excite.com>

Fernandez Sanz

CONGRATULATION FROM LOTTERY BOARD MADRID SPAIN

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