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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: "HI" <ignacioh@unity41.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 06:51:01 +0100
Subject: Re:
PRIMA INT´L LOTTO ESP
6265 ES-2015 DB MADRID,
SPAIN
From: The Promotions Manager Prize and Award Department.
REF: DIAQ3U761
ATTN: AWARD WINNER
JULY 2005 DRAW RESULTS/ WINNING NOTICE
Congratulations! We announce with pleasure that you have emerged as one of the two winners of the Int'l Lotto ESP ballot draws held in the month of JULY 2005.Be informed that your name is among 15,000 individuals/private companies names selected by our computer ballot system and have scaled through all three draws of the Lotto In line with all Spanish Lottery Regulations, Int'l Lotto has just concluded its annual draws for the year 2005.
We in the Int'l Lotto Spain is by this program, launching our model computer balloting lottery draws, developed and designed to satisfy the cravings of the ever growing number of participants in our various lottery programs. With funds accrued exclusively from previous draws, payouts to all winners are guaranteed and will be transferred in record time. By our procedures, you were allocated lottery ticket number 76-1102-103. Ballot 1 and ballot 2 numbers are 1102/545 and 1102/73 respectively, with serial number AA5/120920. From the results of the final draws, you have emerged as a Prime winner in the "A" category and therefore entitled to a winning payout amounting to Euro770, 000.00. (Seven hundred & seventy thousand Euros) This is from the total amount of Euro9, 000,000.00 allocated to the two "B" category winners. Your prize money has been insured and credited in your name to file Ref. No. DIAQ3U761. You are therefore to contact one of our finance Directors/agents to immed!
iately claim your prize.
Please find contact information below:
MR HENRY BAYES
FINANCE DIRECTOR,
Tel/Fax nº:01134-91-1311805
email:hbayes@lagpost.com
Remember, you must make your claim before or on the 31st August 2005. You are to contact our claim Agent/Finance Director immediately to avoid funds being returned as unclaimed. All correspondence to Mr. HENRY BAYES should have the reference above along with it and also, your email address/Fax number to which this notice is sent should be clear and bold in your response. Also, should there be any change of your address, do inform our account officer as soon as possible. Be advised that Lotto regulations prohibit you from publicly disclosing your win until you have received your prize money. This is for security reasons and to avoid cases of multiple claims processing. Lotto holds exclusive right to terminate your claims processing upon any breach of this condition. Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our international email lottery program. It is our hope that with a part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes!
Euro 1.3billion International lotto.
Sincerely,
MRS HELENA IGNACIO
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER
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