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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Peter Wangqin" <peterw@peterwangqin.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 02:24:43 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!
IRELAND BRANCH
Howth road, Dublin 3
Dublin - Ireland.
REF NUMBER: FL2/05/207152/UK/IE
BATCH NUMBER: 962901-PCF03
Dear Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lotto jackpot final
Winners International programs held on the 10th of March 2005 all games
promotion. Your e-mail address attached to your lotto payment order:
1. Serial number: 45637-77UK/IE
2. Ticket number: GS56754/22/76UK/IE
3. Lotto code number: FL09622UK/IE
4. The file ref number: FL2/05/207152/UK/IE
The payment order (1)-(4), which consequently won in the 1st category,
you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 2,500,000
(EURO) (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims have been processed and your
money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from over 20,000 companies and 30,000,000 individual email
addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program
takes place every year.
This lottery was promoted and sponsored by world Leading Corporations
like The Free Lotto Awards, Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group,
Toshiba, Dell Computers, Apple computers and a conglomerate of other
international IT companies. The free lotto Internet draw is held once in
a year and is so organized to encourage the use of the Internet and
computers worldwide. We are proud to say that over 200 Million Euro are
won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide. We look forward to
your active participation in our next year USD50 million slot.
To process your claim, please file in for your claim through our Lottery
Agent Alocated to your file as listed below,
email address below:
Clearance officer: Mr Michael Scott
Email Address: paymentagent_clearanceoffice2005@yahoo.co.uk
Your fund can be release from either of the following options and are
required to choose the mode in which you want your claim release to you.
1. International Bank Draft
2. Certified cheque
3. Wired transfer
If you choose option 3, you are required to provide your account detail.
Note that, all winnings must be claimed not later than one month
starting from today, failure to respond to this mail before one months
time from today, all unclaimed funds will be null and void.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do
inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more and
thank you for being part of our promotional program.
NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OF
AGE.
CONGRATULATION
PETER
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