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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: clientpromo@eresmas.com
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 14:26:38 -0800
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
WINNING NOTIFICATION
G8-AFRO 2010 SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY,
L30 1BL, LONDON,
UNITED KINGDOM
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today the
15th of August 2005 as winner of the Online Scientific
Sweepstakes International Program. Your email address
attached to ticket number GA2010-05, with serial number
GAL7459-10 drew the lucky numbers: 2-19-28-33-44-49(bonus
no.21), With Ref Nº: GASL/7670S05/68, Batch Number:
01/005/GL715, and subsequently won the lottery in the 1st
category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£1,090,000:00 (One million and ninety pounds sterling only)
in cash. This is from a total cash prize of £9,810,000:00
shared amongst the first nine (9) lucky Winners in this
category.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn Randomly from World Wide Web sites through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
Unions,
Associations and Corporate Bodies listed online as part of
our International promotion programmes.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our
African booklet representative office in South Africa as
indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your
£1,090,000:00 (One million and ninety pounds sterling only)
would be released to you by any of our payment offices.
CLAIMS PROCESS.
You are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is processed and your money
remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim
your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to
avoid multiple claims or unscrupulous acts by participants
of this program. Deductions from WINNING SUM are not
allowed until WINNING SUM has been handed over to the
winner. Please be warned. To file your claim, please
contact our International fiduciary claims agent:
Ellen Nelson
GASL lottery Promotions
Shop 15,Melrose arc, Johannesburg
South Africa.
Email: clientservice@executivemail.co.za
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please always remember to quote your
reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with
your claims agent.
All prize money must be claimed in ten (10) working days.
After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do
inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Please include your private telephone and fax numbers while
replying.
Congratulations once again from our team of staff and thank
you for being part of our promotional program.
Sincerely,
MRS. SANCHEZ
Lottery Coordinator
N.B.Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification. This lottery
Promotion holds the right to cancel your winning if you are
below the age of 18. Contacts should be made directly to
the Claims Unit Department via email on or before 10 days
after receiving your winning notification, as this is
mandatory.
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