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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: "Euro finance &storage company" <gordomails@handbag.com>
Reply-To: el.gordopost@terra.es
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 15:27:31 +0200
Subject: Lotto Draws at today
WINNING NOTIFICATION
FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD
DEPARTMENT.
CALLE VALENCIA-28080 MADRID-SPAIN
REF Nº: EPSL/250817007/CSL/05
BATCH Nº:0188002567
ATTN: WINNER,
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE.
We are pleased to inform you of the release of the results of LOTERIA PRIMITIVA/INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAM, Held 28TH June 2005 .Your email address name attached to a
ticket number 025-1146992-750 with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers
4-11-24-30-37-41 which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of 1,625,000.39 (One
Million Six Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand Euros and Thirty-Nine Cents)
in cash credited to the file reference number:EPSL/250817007/CSL/05.
This is from a total cash price of 20,368,770.00 (Twenty million three hundred
and sixty-eight thousand, seven hundred and seventy euros only) shared among
the seventeen international winners in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with our correspondence clearing agent
insured to your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names , we advice
that you keep this award from public notice until your claiming or unwarranted
taking advantage of this program by participants. All participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Asia, Australia,New
Zealand, Africa, Europe and North America as part of our international promotions
program which we conduct once every year. We hope that with part of your
prize, you will part-take in our end of year high stake 1,300,000,000.00
international lottery .
To begin your claim please contact your claim agent,
EURO FINANCE & STORAGE COMPANY
Mr. Carlos Rodriguez
Foreign services manager
Email: el.gordopost@terra.es
for processing and remittance of your prize fund into your designated bank
account.
Note: All prize funds must be claimed before the 5Th of August 2005
after this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA
Y HACIENDA as unclaimed. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please endeavour to quote your reference and batch numbers in every
correspondence with us to your claim agent. Furthermore, should there be
any change in your address do inform your claim agent as soon as possible.
Congratulation once again from all members of our staff and thank you for
being part of our promotion program.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this email address. Contact
your claim agent.
Best regards
The Management
___________________________________________________________
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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