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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: nat.lotto@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 14:25:03 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Congratulations=21=21=21?=
NATIONAL LOTTERY, n.l,
130 AWOLOWO RD,
IKOYI,LAGOS 10026,
NIGERIA.
TEL/ FAX: 234 803 718 2647
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS / PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: EGS/2551256003/03
BATCH: 14/0017/IPD
ATTENTION: RE / AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement this week for winners of
the NATIONAL LOTTERY / INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 16TH MAY, 2005.
Your e-mail, attached to ticket number 025-1146-1992-750, with serial number
2113-05 drew the lucky numbers 13-15-22-37-39-43, and consequently won the
lottery in the 3rd category.You have therefore been approved for a lump
sum pay out of US$120,000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO. EGS/2551256003/03.This
is from total prize money Shared among the seventeen international winners
in this category.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
250,000 emails addresses from Australia, New Zealand,America, Europe,Asia
and North America as part our International Promotions Program, which is
conducted and sponsor annually by the federal Government Of Nigeria with
3% of the excess fund acrued from the crude oil revenue.This programme is
being manage on behalf of the Nigerian government by National lotto.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with a Finance and Security House insured in
your name. 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.
We hope with a part of you prize, you will be able to show some kind of
help and love to another in order to make this world a better place for
all.
To begin your claim, please contact us through
(national_ltt2000@yahoo.com )with your full name,addresss,sex,age and tel/fax.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 14 days from the
notification day. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
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 again from all our staff and thank you for being part of
our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
NATIONAL LOTTERY, n.l.
national_ltt2000@yahoo.com
N.B.WE ARE AWARE THAT MANY INTERNET SCAMMERS ARE USING VIRTUALLY
OUR SYSTEMS TO DUPE INNOCENT PEOPLE OF THEIR HARD EARN MONEY.PLEASE NOTE
THAT ANY LOTTO THAT ASK FOR MONEY WITHOUT ANY FORM OF OPTION OF FINANCING
THE CHARGES BEFORE GIVING YOU THE PRIZE IS FRAUDULENT .BEWARE!!!ALL THE
CHARGES WILL BE FINANCE BY THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH
NATIONAL
LOTTO.
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