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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: alfawinner@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 01:32:40 -0700
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION..........CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
ALFA LOTTERY PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
9 Chaucer House
Churchill gardens
London, SW1V 3DW
United Kingdom.
RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION..........CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/
WORLD GAMING BOARD held on the 20th of May, 2005.
Due to the mix up of numbers,the results were released on the 24th of MAY,
2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 4156189324 under agent
ID: 110 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of 1,000,000.00EUR
(One Million EUR) in cheque drawn in your favour as beneficiary and covered
with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY.
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money
remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming
and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
only Microsoft users from over 20,000.00 companies and 3,000,000 individual
email addresses and names from all over the world.
To begin your lottery claim, please contact our agent below that have been
appointed for the processing of your claim with the email address below:
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CONTACT NAME: David Morret
CITY/ COUNTRY: London, United Kingdom.
TEL: +44-703-190-6124
EMAIL: alfaawardgrant@yahoo.com
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Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 14days of receiving
this notification. After this date all unclaimed, funds will be included
in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please
remember to quote your WINNING NUMBER and AGENT NUMBER in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address doinform our agent as
soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Ann Douf
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Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification.
This E-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the use
of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Information
that is privileged, proprietary, confidential and exempted from disclosure.
If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination,
distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.
___________________________________________________________
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