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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: "casmir koronah" <ckor013@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2005 11:34:42 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION

From: Mrs. Teresa Allan.
Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom
Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/04
Batch: 12/25/DC34



CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION

Greeting,

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 13th March 2004 in Essex United
Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 188
with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning:
01/10/11/18/19/46, 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
$1100,000,00 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 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, with this informations

(1) The detailed particulars of your bank account (s) where you want the
fund transferred. E.G: Your bank name, bank address, bank telephone and fax
numbers, bank telex number, bank swift code or soft code, name of the
account, the account number and name of beneficiary of the account.

(2) Your full names and contact address as is written on your international
passport including your private telephone and fax numbers including your
passport number, confirming that you are the right person.

contact information is as follow: -

JACOB PROTIUS (Esq.)
E-mail:mikejacob001@yahoo.com

Direct Line: 09 27 732 0787 10

Please be informed that all winning must be claimed after 27th may 2004.
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.

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


Mr. Alexandra Davis
United Kingdom zonal Secretary General.

Thank you for your Co-operation

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