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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: "DANIEL OBOSI" <danobosi@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 17:17:54 +0000
Subject: Dear lucky Winner
Dear lucky Winner
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
MEGA LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY,
HEADQUARTERS:
10 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE,
LONDON WC2N 5BX, THE UNITED KINGDOM.
REF: OYL/25041238044/02
BATCH: 24/00366/IPD
RE- WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE
We happily announce to you the draw number 620 of MEGA
PROMO LOTTERY, UNITED KINGDOM / INTERNATIONAL, PROGRAMS
which held on the 20th July 2005.
Your e-mail address is attached to ticket number:
023-0148-790-211,with serial number 5073-11 drew the lucky
numbers 43-11-44-37-10-54, which subsequently won you the
lottery in the 2nd category.
It is our pleasure to inform you that you have emerged as a
Category "B" winner of the SUNSWEETWIN LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand America dollars
($850,000USD) in cash credited to file REF
NO.OYL/25041238013/02. This is from a total cash prize of
Fourteen Million, Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand-America
Dollars ($14,450,000.00USD), shared amongst the first
seventeen- (17) lucky winners in this category �B".
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our
European booklet representative office in Europe as
indicated in your play coupon.
In view of this, the Certified Bank Check of your Eight
Hundred and Fifty Thousand America Dollars ($850,000USD)
would be released to you by our security firm in London,
U.K. Our European agent will immediately commence the
process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as
you contact him.
As a category "B" winner, all participants for the free
online lotto version were selected randomly from World Wide
Web site through the computer draw system and extracted
from over 100,000 names / companies from Africa, Australia,
New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia as
Part of International Promotions Program, which is
Conducted Bi-Annually. After the computer ballot of our
International Promotions Program, only first seventeen-
(17) lucky winners were emerged in this category and
therefore both are to receive payouts of Eight Hundred and
Fifty Thousand America dollars ($850,000USD) from the total
cash prize of Fourteen Million, Four Hundred and Fifty
Thousand-America Dollar ($14,450,000.00USD), for second
category winners.
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, and for security
reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is being processed and your
Certified Bank Cheque received BY you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
unscrupulous elements. So be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our Category "B"
fiduciary agent who is your claims agent:
MR. GEORGE PAUL
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
TRANSWORLD CLEARING SYSTEM
Email: georgepaul@uku.co.uk
For due processing and the delivery of your won prize to be
sent to you through Certified Bank Check. Please do also
send to your claim Agent your telephone / fax number and
your contact address.
However, it should be noted that all won prize must be
claimed not later than 26th of August 2005. Any claim not
made before this date will be returned back to the MEGA
LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY as unclaimed won prize.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
Complications, please remember to quote your Reference and
batch numbers in your correspondences with your claim
agent.
Furthermore, should there be any Change of your address, do
inform our fiduciary agent who is your claims agent as soon
as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional lottery program, and it isDear lucky Winner
our hope that apart of your won prize, you will participate
in our end of the year high stakes US$25.5Million
International Lottery.
Sincerely,
Mr Daniel Obosi
The Promotions Manager,
MEGA LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY, UNITED KINGDOM.
N.B. any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification.
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