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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: goldenprograms3@handbag.com
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 18:54:26 +0200
Subject: re: CONGRATULATIONS !!!! Claim your prize your email name just won a Golden prize !!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS !!!!
GOLDEN LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL,
AVENIDA PARQUE FILIPIANS 23,
28029, MADRID ESPANA.
REFERENCE NUMBER: LOG/976-05 10-05
BATCH NUMBER: ESP 04-2772-05
Dear Golden winner,
GOLDEN PRIZE NOTIFICATION & FINALE REMINDER
We wish to congratulate you over your success and lucky day in our International
computerized balloting sweepstake held on 26th June 2005.
This is a millennium scientific computer game in which email names &
Addresses were used. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging
internet/web users & owners; therefore you do not need to purchase or buy
ticket to enter for it. All email addresses used in this programme was received
from various countries International Trade and cultural centres and your
countrys Chamber of Commerce.
Participants were selected through a computerized ballot system drawn from
5,000,000 email names and addresses of Individuals and Companies from
America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, Africa and New Zealand
as part of our International Promotions Programme.
However, your email address was attached to ticket number 010-06-1976-020;
with serial number 3186-06 draw the lucky numbers 3-18-19-30-32-39,which
eventually won the lottery in the first category of the draws. This entitled
to a cash award of 750.000.00euros (seven hundred and fifty thousand euros
only).
To begin your claim, please call & contact the Spanish Govt. Authorized
Agent & Service Co-ordinator,
Mr. Raúl Nicholás Ruiz Esq.
24/7hrs hotline+34 660 24 33 54,
Email: europasecurities4@walla.com
Note that all Grand Golden prize are already comprehensively insured in your
e-mails name as a Golden winner and cannot be tampered or deducted with
until you have fully received your complete Golden prize into your nominated
bank account in country.
This is from total prize money of 9,000,000.00 euros distributed to Golden
winners from 1st to 2nd categories. Note that this program was largely
promoted and sponsored by a group of philanthropist, industrialists
from the internet ware industry and some other big multinational firms who
wish to be anonymous.
We wish more continued good luck and prosperity.
Best regards,
Prof. Iván Gonzáles Pedro,
Golden International Coordinator
Independent Lotería Commission Spain.
Note; To begin your claim, please call & contact the Spanish Govt.
Authorized Agent & Service Co-ordinator,
Mr. Raúl Nicholás Ruiz Esq.
24/7hrs hotline+34 660 24 33 54,
Email: europasecurities4@walla.com
___________________________________________________________
Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
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___________________________________________________________
Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
Cheap flights - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/flights/
Bargain holidays - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/holidays/
___________________________________________________________
Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
Cheap flights - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/flights/
Bargain holidays - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/holidays/
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