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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: "rev james otete" <jamesotete200@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 19:32:05 +0000
Subject: urgent reply needed.
Dear Sir/ma,
It is my warmest pleasure writing you this business
letter with a view that you will accept my request and
give me a positive response hence time is essence.
I am the payment officer controlling the whole of
african zone for euromaximedia lottery award
here in africa(nigeria). By the virtue of my
position and the power bestowed on me by the
organisation, I hereby notify you that there's this
won prize sum of (TEN MILLION EUROS) that is about
to be return to the company as unclaim funds, I have
decided to contact you about it. well if you know that
you are interested in this bussiness proposal, all I
want from you is to stand as the winner of the won
prize money. as this organization does not allow their
staffs to per-take in any of this lottery competition,and
moreso, this is also one of the lay dawn policy of the
lottery company. Now the company has directed me to
prepare the records of all pending won prize money to
the winners.(Unclaims)
Meanwhile, the winner of the said fund has been sent
a notification information since 15th of december
2004, and uptill date there has not been any response
from him, and the policy of the company states that if
a notification is been sent to a winner after 21
working days without response from the beneficiary,
then the money returns to the company as unclaim
funds. As the first category of the lottery winners,
which is from total prize of( 100,000,000.00 euros)
shared among the tenth international winners in this
category. All participants were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from over 10 million
names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe
and North America and Africa as part of International
Promotions Programme which is being conducted
annually,This fund is now deposited with a company
here in Africa and inssured.
Meanwhile, the prize money will be shared between you
and I into 50% each. Note that I have done my homework
very well in our company as the payment officer controlling
the whole of african zone for euromaximedia lottery award,
this transaction is safe and guaranteed 100% risk free.
NOTE: If you know that you are interested in this
business transaction, kindly contact me to enable me
facilitate this business transaction with you.
Please ensure to treat this matter in strict privacy as
I protect my interest and job with the lottery company.
Awaiting to hear from you asap.and please reply me back
through this alternative e-mail address if you know that you
are interested, (jamesotete2008@yahoo.co.uk)
Regards,from,
(Rev james otete)
payment officer for
euromaximedia lottery
award, african zone.
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