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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: "Meridian Lottery" <info@meridian.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: wiliam.winter@sify.com
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 09:42:13 +0100
Subject: Your June 2005 e-lottery Promo Result (Congratulations)
MERIDIAN LOTTERY PROMO (UK) LIMITED
SERIAL NOS:06/05/1881/02085660110
COUPON NOS:MEPROS/7619-01304-2118
Dear Participant,
Re: e-lottery Promotion June 2005 Promo
Europe/America private international e-lottery organizers and
co-sponsors, Meridian Group International, officially bring to
your notice of the final draw result of the 1St June 2005 e-lottery
Promotion which was conducted at our international corporate office
complex in The United Kingdom (UK).
Most recently this Organization set up the NEW e-LOTTERY SCHEME to give
out prizes based on COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM. By doing this therefore,
you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it. As the Organisation seek
to encourage the use of Internet for academic and business pursuits. It
major aim is to promote music, theatre, art, literature, projects in
the social and political arena with a focus on health, as well as
science, research, and higher education.
Subsequently, We wish to congratulate and inform you on the selection
of your email coupon number which was selected among the 45 lucky prize
winners. Your email ID identified with coupon Nos:MEPROS/7619-01304-2118
with SERIAL NOS:06/05/1881/02085660110 and was selected by our E-Promo
Random Selection System (ERSS) with entries from the 50,000 different
email addresses world-wide enrolled for the E-Promo.
Your email ID was included among the 50,000 different email addresses
submitted by our partner international email provider companies. You
have won a consultation cash prize of Two Million United States Dollars
(USD$ 2,000,000.00) only. The Payment Board have approved a pay out of
your cash prize which will be remunerated directly to you by the Prize
remittance Unit. The Prize remittance Unit (PRU) will render to you
complete assistance and provide additional information and processes
for the claims of your consultation prize. This promotion Program is
sponsored by a group of corporate establishments, individuals and
accredited charitable organizations world-wide. Be informed that a
minimum of 10% of your prize must be donated to a remarkable charity
organization in your locality.
For due processing of your winning claim, please contact your Payment
Officer: Mr: William Winters who has been assigned to assist you at:
william.winters@sify.com for more information with your contact
Details Immediately. (Full Names, address, telephone and Fax Nos) As
all winnings must be process and claimed not later than 3oth June 2005.
And always remember to quote your coupon and serial Numbers in all your
correspondence with your Payment Coordinator for easy identification,
so as to avoid unnecessary delays and complications.
Once again, congratulations from our management and staffs on your
e-selection prize winning, we hope you will be lucky once more in our
forth coming E-Promo Selection Programme.
Best Regards,
Jessica Mills
Information Desk Officer,
MERIDIAN LOTTERY PROMO (UK) LIMITED
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