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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: FREE LOTTO INTERNATIONAL <freelottozone@netscape.net>
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 15:40:18 +0100
Subject: You are a winner!!!
Pagina nueva 1
THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY
SPAIN HEAD OFFICE
ADVINDAD DE CASTILLA 2
24956,MADRID.SPAIN.
Dear Winner,
We are please to announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the FreeLotto draw held on the 01/08/2005. All 10 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails.Your email address emerged along side with 9 others as a category 2 winner in this year's Annual FreeLotto Draw.Most recently the foundation set up the NEW HOPE LOTTERY to give out prizes based on the computer ballot system(THEREFORE YOU DO NOT NEED TO BUY A TICKET TO ENTER FOR IT.YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED AS A WINNER).
Consequently,you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of 3,500,000 euro (Three million,five hundred thousand euro)only.The following particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:
(i) winning numbers: 37-13-43-85-67-11
(ii) email ticket number: FL754/22/76
(iii) lotto code number: FL09622Uk
(iv) the file Ref number: FL/04/736207152/SP
You are to contact the underlisted claims officer within 2 days of receiving this winning notification, for immediate claim of your winning prize:
Mr.Mark henry
fiduciary Agent
Freelotto Inc.
TEL:0034-646-428-779
EMAIL TO: freelottodra w@netscape.net
N.B: Steps to claiming your prize;
1.Please quote your Reference number in all correspondence with the claims officer.
2.Indicate your full name and address,Country,Telephone,mobile and fax number and occupation.
Once again on behalf of all our staff,
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Sincerely,
cynthia Bradley.
Promotions Manager
The Lotto company
Spain & Europe.
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