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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: "BEN OKE" <lotto_dk1_lotto@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: yusuf_kikina1@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:27:06 +0200
Subject: YOU ARE LUCKY THIS YEAR CONGRATULATION!!!!!!!!!!!
you won you won you won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sweepstake LOTTO PROMOTION DEPARTMENT,
37 birnlane plumstill SE 18 4AQ
DAKAR SENEGAL.
RE /WINNING NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today 1st september 2005
of your selection as one of the five winners of the promotional LOTTO
DAKAR SENEGAL.
Held recently as part of our NEW YEAR BONANZA. You have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of £300,000.00 (Three
Hundred Thousand Euros Only) in cash credited to file REF NO.GML/1332487014/10.
We in the Lotto DAKAR SENEGAL 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.
After randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an initial database
of 300,000 emails all participants were selected through a computer
ballot system from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA
south America as part our International Promotions Program, which was
conducted in view of launching ourselves into the Sweepstakes Industry
Worldwide and zoning all participants by their respective continents
from across the globe, we produced an extensive list from which you
have emerged as one of the winners of the Grand Draw prize. To ensure a
smooth collection of your winnings, the transfer of your prize is to be
handled by our Prize Transfer agents.
You are to contact our agents by email within a week of
receiving this notice. Please find full contact details below
MR YUSUF KIKINA
VERIFICATION/PROCESSING OFFICE
21B EGGERRST RAAT NN 102
DAKAR SENEGAL VERIFICATION/PROCESSING OFFICE.email contact
yusuf_kikina1@yahoo.com
tel: 002214805699
He will further advice you on the procedures.
Also find all other relevant winning lottery information below:
Ref No: GML/1332487014/10
Batch No:17/0015/OTL
Zonal Draw No: GMLA2-024
Grand Draw No: 21088
Also send your Name, Address and Country of Residence,telephone and
fax number when replying your Claims Agent. Remember, you must contact
your claim agent not later than a week of receiving this notification.
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 you are seriously advised
to keep all winning lottery information and numbers from the public in
line with our company security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous individuals.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of
our Promotions program.
Yours Sincerely,
BEN OKE
c.c sweepstake lotto DAKAR SENEGAL.
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
DAKAR SENEGAL N.B.Please do not reply to this mail. Contact
your claim agent.
SWEEP STAKE LOTTO DAKAR SENEGAL, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!
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