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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: "Afri Global" <afriglobal55@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 16:05:01 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION !!! Beck
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LP/26510460037/03
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD
Attn: Beck,
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the release today,29th August 2005,of the
AFRICAN GLOBAL LOTTERY/INTER-NATIONAL PROGRAMS held on the 10th Nov,2004.
Your name/Email Address attached to ticket number 02511464992-750 with
serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky number 3-18-19-30-32-39,which
consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You are therefore been
approve for the lump sum pay out of Dollers US$347,828.87 (Three hundred
and fourty seven thousand eight hundred and eighty two .eighty seven
cents.) in cash credit to the file
REF:LP/26510460037/04. This is from a total prize of Dollers 58,900,000.00
share among the seventeen (17) International winners in this category.
CONGRATULATION!
Your fund is now deposited with a Security Company AFRICAN GLOBAL LOTTORY.
Due to the mixed up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this
award a top secret from the public notice until your claim has been
processed and your prize money remitted to your account as this is a part
of our Security protocol to avoid double claiming award or unwarranted
taking advantage of this program by participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names/email addresses from Australia, USA,Europe, Asia ,New
Zealand,Middle-East and South-North America .As part of our international
promotions program, which we conducted once in a year.We hope with a part
of your prize, you will take part in our end of the year high stake uros
300 Million International Lottery.
To being your claim, please contact the issuing authority, your prize
claim agent, Mr. James smith,(Foreign Service Manager) for processing and
remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice.
Email:afriglobal55@yahoo.com or afriglobal55@hotmail.com. Remember,all
prize money must be claimed not later than 29th September 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 of your
correspondence with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any address
do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Please remember to ask for your prize claim certificate. Congratulation
again from all member of our staff and thank you for being part of our
promotion program.
Best regards,
MRS. MARIA JOSE SANCHEZ.
FOR AND UNBEHALF OF: AFRIGLOBAL. NB/ SEND YOUR FULL NAME/ADDRESS, YOUR
TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBERS,AS WELL AS YOUR MOBILE NUMBER.
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