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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: "nationallottowinning notefication2"
<nationallottowinningnotefication2@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 12:27:46 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
Euro, Afro, American, Sweepstake
Lottery Headquarters: 1a, Bexon
Court Carlton Nottingham shire
Nottingham NG4 1SQ
Essex United Kingdom
Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/03
Batch: 12/25/DC34
WINNING NOTIFICATION
Attn: Sir/madam
We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro ,Afro American Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 8TH JUNE 2005 in Essex United
Kingdom.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B956475604545 188
with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning:59/84/26/17/35/03, which
subsequently won you the lottery 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.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro 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 Absa Bank South Africa.
Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as
soon as you contact him. All participants were selected randomly from World
Wide Web site through
computer draw system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies.
This promotion takes place annually.For security reasons, you are advised to
keep your winning
information confidential till your claims is processed and your money
remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.Please be
warned.to file for your claim, please contact our
corresponding agent in South Africa immediately you read this message for
quick and urgent release of your fund, contact information is as follow: -
HON PETER NBOGO{ ESQ }
E-mail : peternbogo@hotmail.com
Phone + 27 -73- 410-1145
Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 24TH
SEPTEMBER 2005. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote
your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated
agents.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that
has successfully won this competition. Thank you for being part of our
promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
Mrs Ross Albert .
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.
_________________________________________________________________
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