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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: dnlghpromotions4@handbag.com
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 19:03:34 -0700
Subject: PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY
Department of National Lotteries
Consumer Affairs Shellbridge way richmond
Suite 800 Winnipeg Manitoba
28 February Road Accra Ghana 10760
PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY
Ref No: DNL/977/QA4
Draw No:63
Secret Pin Code:K074
Ticket No:DNL2005/CS193
We are pleased to announce to you the draw of the
Department of National Lotteries
held on the 7th of August 2005 in Accra Ghana.A
Ticket No:DNL2005/CS193 attached to your e-mail address
and which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of
US$930,000.00 (Nine Hundred and Thirty Thousand United
States Dollars). This is from a
total cash prize of US$9.300,000.00(Nine Million Three
Hundred Thousand Dollars
shared amongst the first Ten (10)lucky Winners in this
category.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls
within our African
booklet representative office in Accra Ghana (Africa)
as indicated in
your play coupon.
In view of this, your Winning sum
would be released to you by our Lottery
Agency in Accra Ghana . Our Agent will
immediately
commence the process to facilitate the release of your
funds to you as soon as
you contact him.
All our participants were selected randomly from World
Wide Web site
through computer draw system and extracted from over
100,000
individuals and companies.So be rest assured that you
indeed did not buy any raffle ticket to be a part of
this promotion taking. We shall commence sales of
ticket by the last quarter of this year.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your
winning information
confidential till your claims is processed and your
money remitted to
you. This is part of our precautionary measure to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be
warned.
To file in for your claim, please contact our
Agent:
Mr.Kwesi James on the email address:kwesijames@mozartmail.com
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are
to contact Mr.Kwesi James with the following details
below:
1. Your full names, telephone,fax, contact address and
2. Quote your Ticket number in any correspondences
With us or our
designated agent.
Congratulations, once more from all members and Staff
of this program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery
program.
Sincerely,
Dr (Mrs) Rita Franklin
Coordinator(Africa Zone)
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Thank you for your assistance.
__________________________________________________________________
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