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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: "oslo lotto" <oslo_lotterysouth_africainternationalprograms@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 07:55:33 +0000
Subject: OSLO LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

OSLO LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS



Dear Sir/Madam ,

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the Oslo LOTTERY SOUTH
AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, held on 5/ 8/ 2005 as part of our
promotional draws. Participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies
from Africa,America, Asia,Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and
NewZealand as part of our electronic business Promotion Program.

You qualified for the draw as a result of our visiting various websites and
we are running the e-business promotions. OSLO LOTTERY SOUTH
AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on in the 2nd category. You have
therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$820,000.00 (Eighty
Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of US $1100,000,00 Million
dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred and thirty (130) lucky winners
in this category world-wide.

You/Your Company, attached to ticket number 100-309-7482, with serial number
513-10 drew the lucky numbers, 2,9,22,23,24,30,+5 and consequently won in
the Second Category
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our OSLO booklet
representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of
this, your US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States
Dollars)would be released to you by our paying Bank in South Africa.


CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with the Oslo Lottery Finance and 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 your prize, you will
participate in our mid year (2005high stakes US$1.3 billion International
Lottery.To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent immediately as
written below.

MR.ADAM SMITH.
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
Universal Buildiing,
132 - 133 Park Hurst
Balfour - Unite 1440
Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL:27-73 5821 258.
EMAIL: adam_smith1000@yahoo.com

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to adesignated account
of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later than
30th/08/ 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 provided below in every
one of your correspondences with your claims agent. REFERENCE NUMBER:
OSL-ZR39-825P-4,BATCH NUMBER: 74-263-BBN,FILE NUMBER 005029.

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you forbeing part of
our promotions program.

Sincerely,

THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
Universal Buildiing,
132 - 133 Park Hurst
Balfour - Unite 1440
Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001
SOUTH AFRICA

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail box. Contact your claims
agent through this email contact above [adam_smith1000@yahoo.com]

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