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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: desk lotto <desklotto_pm4@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 22:39:22 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS INTERNATIONAL PRIZE WINNER


NATIONALE POSTCODE LOTERIJ N.V.VAN EEGHENSTRAAT
70,AMSTERDAM,THE NETHERLANDS.PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
NATIONALE POSTCODE LOTERIJ N.V.PROMOTIONS PROGRAMS PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
RESULTS FOR SECOND CATEGORY DRAWS.
After a successful completion of the second category draws of NATIONALE POSTCODE
LOTERIJ B.V.You have emerged one of the winners of the NATIONALE POSTCODE LOTERIJ
B.V.which is part of our promotional draws.Participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from 30,000 email addresses of individuals, cherity organizations and
companies from America,Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe,Middle East,and New Zealand
as part of our International Promotions Program.You/Your Company, attached to: TICKET
NUMBER: 715-4-7207-NL,with SERIAL NUMBER:39-02-DNL drew the LUCKY NUMBER:17,21,
27,RGN 38, 46, 50 and REFERENCE NUMBER:ASL-WF97-5G3 BATCH
NUMBER:OX9T-7T5T-D3N.
As a category B winner, you have been selected by computer balloting system where only email
addresses are oughted,from a total numbers of 30,000 email addresses drawn from all over the
globe. After an automated computer ballot of our International Program consequently won in the
second Category.You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of 2,000,000.00 Dollas in
cash, which is the winning payout for second categories winners.This is from the total prize
money of 16,000,000.00 Dollas shared among the eight international winners in the SECOND
category. CONGRATULATIONS ! ! !
You have to contact the (VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT) for immdiate remittance, Your E-mail
address won the lucky number.To avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind,we request that
you keep this award strictly from public notice
until the entire process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to
your account.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts
by articipants of this program.required by the (NATIONALE POST CODE LOTERIJ
NETHERLANDS). We also wish to bring to your notice our End of Year (2005) high stakes where
you stand a chance of winning up to 13 million Dollas, we hope that with a part of your prize you
will participate and to begin your claims process please contact your claim agent.
DR.MARCO VAN DAMN.
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER.
NATIONALE POST CODE LOTERIJ NL.
60 AMERSFOORTSESTRAATWEG.
1251AV LAREN AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
TEL: +31-61-973-4742
FAX: +31-84-744-3245
EMAIL... loterijpostcode@sify.com
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice
remember, you must contact your claim agent not later than 23rd September 2005 after this date,
all funds will be returned as unclaimed
NOTE: To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember You are to provide the
below details, to enable the speedy evaluation and processing of your winnings. we advice that
you adhere strictly to their procedures to avoid any disqualifications and subsequent
cancellation.
1). Your full names
2). Your full home / office address
3). Direct telephone/fax numbers
The above detailed information will be absolutely necessary to file in your
claims.Congratulations once again from all our staffs of (NATIONALE POST CODE LOTERIJ
NL) thank you for being part
of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
NATIONALE POSTCODE LOTERIJ N.V. PROGRAMS.
MRS.MARIA LUXEMBORG.
N.B.
Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Please do
not reply to this mail. Contact your claims agent and finaly you are expected to pay a Notary /
Legalisation Charges for the non Dutch citizens before the release of your prize.
EMAIL... loterijpostcode@sify.com







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