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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: "Lotto Draw" <lotto_dr@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 13:55:48 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!
FROM:THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
DEAR
FINAL NOTICE OF AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 16/09/2005,of
winners of the FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO SOUTH AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, hold
on 04/05/2005 as part of our promotional draws.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America,
Asia,Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our
electronic business Promotions Program. You qualified for
the draw as a result of you visiting various websites we are running the
e-business promotions for.You/Your Company, attached to ticket number
100-309-7482,with serial number 513-10 drew the lucky number 9, 6, 12, 29,
30, 45, 48, and consequently won in the Second Category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,950,000.00
in cash, which is the winning payout for Second category winners. This is
from the total prize money of S$13,650,000.00 shared among the Seven
international winners in the Second category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with the Omega Crossing Finance and Security
Company insured in your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names,
we ask that you keep this
award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and
your money
remitted to your account.This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.We
hope with a part of your
prize, you will participate in our mid year (2004) high stakes US$1.3
billion International Lottery. To begin your claim, please contact your
claim agentimmediately;
MR. CB MAKA
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
# 25 RICHARDS RYLAAN, AUCKLAND PARK,0083
P.O. Box 524, AUCKLANDPARK
JOHANNESBURG 2001 SOUTH AFRICA
FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO SOUTH AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS,
EMAIL: (cbmaka@yahoo.com)
EMAIL:(cbmaka@hotmail.com)
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice.Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later
than 28/10/2005.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 provided below in every one of your correspondences with your
claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: FLS-ZR39-825P-4 BATCH NUMBER:
74-263-BBN
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO SOUTH AFRICA.
2nd Floor SABC Radio Park Building P.O. Box 91711,
Auckland Park, 2006 Henley Road
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail box. Contact your
claims agent through his email contact above.
Good Luck
FR
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