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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: "Australian Lottery Result" <australianlottery_result@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 13:19:24 +0000
Subject: FOR YOU
Date:19/07/2005 Ref: 475061725
Batch: 7056490902/188
Winning no: GB8701/LPRC
CONGRATULATIONS!!
Dear Winner,
We are delighted to inform you of your prize
release on the 19TH JULY,2005 from the Australian
International Lottery programme. Which is fully based
on an electronic selection of winners using their
e-mail addresses form some site.Your email address was
attached to ticket number; 47061725 07056490902 serial
number 7741137002 This batch draws the lucky numbers
as follows 5-13-33-37-42bonus number 17,which
consequently won the lottery in the second category.
You here by have been approved a lump sum pay of
US$200,000.00 (TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash
credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash
prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this
category. All participant were selected through a
computer balloting system drawn form Nine hundred
thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia,
United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and
Oceania as part of our international promotions
program which is conducted annually. This Lottery was
promoted and sponsored by a conglomorate of some
multinational companies as part of their social
responsibility to the citizens in the commmunities
where they have operational base. Further more your
details(e-mail address) falls within our European
representative office in Amsterdam,Holland, as
indicated in your play coupon and your prize of
US$200,000.00 will be released to you from this
regional branch office in NIGERIA. We hope with part
of your prize, you will participate in our end of year
high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw. HOW
TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: Simply contact our fiducial
agent,Rev. Nwachukwu Michael Obinna (rev_michael_obinna@hotmail.com)
to file for your claim . Please quote your reference,
batch and winning number which can be found on the top
left corner of this notification as well as your full
name, address and telephone number to help locate your
file easily. For security reasons, we advice all
winners to keep this information confidential from the
public until your claim is processed and your prize
released to you. This is part of our security protocol
to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking
advantage of this programme by non-participant or
unofficial personnel. Note, all winnings MUST be
claimed by the 15th of august, 2005; otherwise all
funds
will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated
to charity organisations.
Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
Best Regards Carol Sweet(co-ordinator)
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.CONTACT YOUR
CLAIMS AGENT AT rev_michael_obinna@hotmail.com ANY
BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE
WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.
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