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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: "Sandra Ill" <oyllotto505@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 01:12:00 +0000
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION.

OY KEIKKAUS NETHERLANDS SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY, n.l
BURDENSTRAAT 21B,
2053 DS AMSTERDAM,
THE NETHERLANDS.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: OYL /2551256003/22
BATCH: 14/0017/IPD

ATTENTION: HONOURABLE WINNER,

RE:AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,18th
of August
2005 winners of the OY-KEIKKAUS NETHERLAND LOTTERY/
INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS held on 28th of July 2005.

Your company, attached to ticket number 025-1146-1992-750,
with serial
number 2113-22 drew the lucky numbers 13-15-22-37-39-43,
and
consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have
therefore
been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$800,000.00 in
cash credited
to file REF NO. OYL/2551256003/22.

This is from total prize of US$12,800,000.00 shared among
the sixteen
international winners in this category. All participants
were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn form 15 million
names from
Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe and North America
and Africa as
part of International Promotions Program, which is
conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with a company insured in your
name. Due to
the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep
this award
strictly from public notice until your claim has been
processed and
your money remitted to your account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We hope
with a part
of you prize, you will participate in our end of year high
stakes
US$1.3billion International Lottery.

TO BEGIN YOUR CLAIM, CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT;
[Sandra Ill.] FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
sandraill_oyl2005@yahoo.co.uk
with the following information:
Your Full name,Age, Sex, Reference Number, Batch Number,
Country of
origin ,Residential Address,Occupation , Position,Telephone
And Fax
Number.
For due processing and remittance of your prize to you.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than
25th of August
2005. After this date, all funds will be returned as
unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every
one of your
correspondences with your agent. Furthermore, should there
be any
changeof your address , do inform your claims agent as soon
as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for
being part
of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
OY KEIKKAUS NETHERLANDS SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY, n.l.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification.

SORRY FOR THE LATE INFORMATION THANKS

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