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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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From: <pieternn@lexpress.net>
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 20:02:23 -0500
Subject: Please Endervour To Claim Your Prize , Congratulations !
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
SWEETWIN PROMO LOTTERY,LONDON
10 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE,
LONDON WC2N 5BX, UNITED KINGDOM
REF: OYL /26510460037/02
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD
ATTENTION: RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of winners of the SWEETWIN PROMO LOTTERY, LONDON/INTERNATIONAL,PROGRAMS held on 8th July, 2005.
You are attached to ticket number 023-0148-790-459, with serial number 5073-11 drew the lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, and consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$2,000,000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO.OYL/26510460037/02. This is from total prize money of US$58,000,000.00 shared among the Twenty-Nine international winners in this category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with a Security Finance Bank. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes US$1.3 Million International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent;
MR REINHARD WOOD
10 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, LONDON WC2N 5BX, UNITED KINGDOM
Email : reinhardrw@lexpress.net
For due processing and remittance of your prize money , Remember all prize money must be claimed not later than 30th July,2005. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
Pieter Hans
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, SWEETWIN PROMO LOTTERY.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.
SORRY FOR THE LATE INFORMATION THANKS
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