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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: "lotterylotto office" <lotterylotto_office@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 13:28:39 +0100
Subject: EMAIL LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION

From: Mrs. Teresa Allan.
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator
National Lottery Uinted Kingdom
Spectrum Money Mart United Kingdom
No.1a-Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham Shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
PO Box 1010
Liverpool L70 1NL.
Tel/Fax: 44 870 1 357 95 7


Dear Sir/Madam,

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro- American Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the Wednesday 22nd June 2005 in ssex
United Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564
75604545 188 with! Serial number 991 drew the winning: 01/04/07/44/47/48
Bonus 14, 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 $400,000,00
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 Absa Bank of 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: -

Dr.Johan Nespry Otto
Foreign Service Manager
Overseas Subscribers Agents
Freedom Park Building Unit 1440
Johannesburg (Gauteng) 2001
South Africa
Tel: + 27 (73) 889-6697
email: johan0001@webmail.co.za

Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 28th July
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.

This email notification is auto-generated and it is valid for four weeks.
Once again on behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS!!!

The Free Lotto Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation, the
Intel Group, Toshiba,
Dell computers, Mckintosh and a conglomeration of other international IT
companies. The free lotto
internet draw is held once in a year and is so organized to encourage the
use of the internet and computers worldwide. We are proud to say that over
200 Million Dollars are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.We
also encourage you to visit various website online and take your chance to
become part of our daily winners. Millions are won on a daily basis on one
of the world's most famous free lotto service. Become part of our daily
winners. Millions are won on a daily basis onone of the world's most famous
free lotto service.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Teresa Allan.
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator

Mr. Alexandra Davis
United Kingdom zonal Secretary General.
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addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If the
reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or
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