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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: "RUES GONZALES" <ruesgonzales@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: macarthyphi@netscape.net
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 15:16:13 +0200
Subject: NOTIFICATION
OLYMPIA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
Calle Mostoles 15a/b,
28925, Alconcon
Madrid - Spain
DATE: 12th, JULY, 2005
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD..
BATCH: EGGS-286-962-913: REFERENCE: 8142/2794/1PD
ATTENTION:
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION.
This is to inform you of the release of the Olympia lottery
held on the 23rd of JUNE 2005. The results were released
on the 06th,JULY, 2005. Your email address was attached to ticket
number 514-445-902-512 with serial number 712-211-201-742 that drew the
lucky numbers of 728-823-532-049-732, which consequently won the
lottery in the 1st category.
You are therefore been approved for a lump sum of payment of Dollars
$1,750,000 (ONE MILLION,SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS), in cash credited to
file with REF:N=3D3DBA.EGS/901/776/214/3428. This is from US $75,000,000.00
(SEVENTY FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS) in cash among the 16 participating
finalist playing 6,000 full tickets.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with our Security Company and insured in
your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you
keep this award from public notice untill your claims has been
processed and the money remitted to your account as this is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming of unwarranted taking
advantage of this program by participants as it has happened in the past.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from26,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and
South America, Middle East and Africa as part of our International
Promotions Program. We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize
in
the subsequent programs. To begin your lottery claims , please contact
our foreign service manager
MR: MACARTHY PHILLIP
Email Address: ( macarthyphi@netscape.net <mailto:macarthyphi@netscape.net> )
Telephone:0034-679-238539.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than two weeks
from the day you receive this notification.
Any claim not made before this date will be returned to our suspence
account. And also be informed that 2% of your lottery
winning belongs to your agent because they are the company that bought
your ticket and played the lottery on your name, NOTE this 2% will be
remitted. After you have received your winnings prize because the money
is insured in your name already.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every
correspondence with us or your claim agent. furthermore, should there
be any change of address, please do inform your claim agent as soon as
possible. A copy of your lucky winning ticket and your deposit
certificate will be sent to OUR foreign service manager MR. MACARTHY PHILLIP.
CONGRATULATION!!!!!
Once again from all members of our staff and thank you for being a
part of our International promotions program. we wish you continued
good fortunes.
Sincerely yours,
MRS. RUES GONZALES
LOTTERY CO,ORDINATOR
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