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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: Dayzers Nederland <dayzerscontact@alvilag.hu>
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 14:07:41 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS !!! YOUR E-MAIL HAS WON A MICROSOFT PRIZE:
WORLD GAMING BOARD E-MAIL BALLOTING - THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS:
DAYZERS NEDERLAND :
Website: www.dayzers.nl
Paleisstraat 5
2514 JA, The Hague.
Reference Number: KNL/ 5834HF91628/MST
Batch Number: KNL/24593-517413/MST
Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you about the result of the - E-MAIL LOTTERY
BALLOT INTERNATIONAL / WORLD GAMING BOARD Programs, THE HAGUE, THE
NETHERLANDS , held on the 19th of July, 2005 in this category. Your e-mail
address attached to Ticket Number KNL 3282246D with Serial Number KNL
39173WK694 drew Lucky Numbers 06-21-26-33-79-81, which consequently won
in the first category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payment of
€1,000,000.00 (One Million Euro only ) in cash, credited to file Reference Number
KNL/ 5834HF91628/MST. This is from a total prize of €50, 000,000.00
(Fifty million Euro only) shared among the fifty international winners in
this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited in a suspense account with the paying bank
and insured in your name . However, following the mix up of some numbers
and names, we ask that you keep your Winning Information confidential
until your claims have been processed and your money remitted to your
account. 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 over
2,000,000 companies’ and 30,000,000 individuals’ e-mail addresses and
names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place every
three years. Microsoft Corporation , to encourage some few individuals
with web sites and e-mail addresses promoted this lottery.
We hope that with part of your winning, you will take part in our next
International lottery.
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To file for your Claim, please contact our Claim Agent; ATLAS
FINANCIAL SERVICES;
Claim Manager - Dr. David Walters : (Tel; +31 626 494 518)
e-mail:atlasfincons@netscape.net
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for the processing and remittance of your funds into your designated
bank account.
All winnings must be claimed not later than 20th of August, 2005. After
this date, all unclaimed funds will be withdrawn and included in our
next stake. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences.
Please note that your payment authority will be issued to effect
immediate/swift transfer in the mode you will prefer and designate, upon
satisfactory report on verification and validation recommendations provided
by our claim agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your e-mail address, do
inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thanks for
being part of Microsoft Corporation promotional Programme.
Note: Under the age of 18 are not eligible.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Catherina van Boemen.
(Lottery Co-ordinator)
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