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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: "betty phillip" <alphalotto100@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 14:14:56 -0600
Subject: YOU HAVE WON CONTACT [Andrew Gordon]


FROM THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
ALPHA WORLD WIDE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

BACTH NO: ATP/44863214257/3445328/563
REF. NO. ATP/29031392620/426376R/6542

This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT
INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING BOARD held last week, august, 2005.
Due to the mix up of numbers, the results were released on the 24th of
august, 2005. Your name attached to ticket number 6793023 with serial number
90113759 drew the lucky numbers of 09-81-81-72-71 which consequently won the
lottery in the 1st category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of £1,500,000:00 Only
( ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS ONLY) in cash which is deposited
with a Finance Company in your favour as
beneficiary and covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY.
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims have been processed and your
money remitted to you. This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by
some participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
only Microsoft users from over 20,000.00 companies and 3,000,000 individual
email addresses and names from all over the world.

To begin your lottery claim, please contact our agent below that has been
appointed for the processing of your claim with your contact telephone and
fax number to begin the processing of your claim.

ALPHA LOTTO PAYMENT OFFICE LONDON UNITED KINGDOM
CONTACT NAME: ANDREW GORDON
CITY/ COUNTRY: LONDON UNITED KINGDOM
Fax: +448701348483
TELL.+447900006950
Email alphalottery80@ny.com



Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 22th of SEPTEMBER 2005.
After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please
remember to quote your reference number and batch number in all
correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as
soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Yours Sincerely


MRS betty phillip


alphalottery80@ny.com

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