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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: "Compaqnet Sweepstake Lottery Organization" <info@compaqnet.net>
Reply-To: compaqnet-lottrs@compaqnet.fr
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 16:16:07 +0000
Subject: Winning Notification
Compaqnet Sweepstake Lottery Organization.
International Promotions Prize Dept.
Units 2A & 2B, Olympic Way,
Sefton Business Park, Aintree Liverpool,
L30 1RD. United Kingdom.
REF No: EGS/2251256003/05
BATCH No: 14/0017/1PD
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE.
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the NEW PRODUCTS SALES
SWEEPSTAKE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM which was held on the 23rd
september 2005.Due to mix up of names, the results was finally released on
26th September 2005.
Your E-mail address attached to a ticket number 025-11464992-750 with serial
number 2113-05
drew the lucky numbers 4-18-24-30-31-35, which consequently won the lottery
in the "B" category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of US$300,000.00
(Three Hundred
Thousand US Dollars in cash credited to the file reference number:
EGS/2251256003/05.This
is from a total cash price of US$1,500,000.00 (One Million Five Hundred
Thousand USDollars)
shared among five (5) international winners in this "B" category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we advice that you keep this
award from public
notice until your claims has been processed and your cheque send to you as
this is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage
of this program by
the general public.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names
and E-mail addresses from Asia, Europe, America and North America as part of
the
international products promotions program which we conduct twice every year.
We hope that
with part of your prize, you will part-take in our begining of the next-year
(2006) high stake
promotions agenda of $7MILLION international lottery.
To claim your Prize, please contact our payment co-ordinator on:-
***********************************************
Mr. Douglas Montago.
E-mail: douglas-montago@compaqnet.fr
Tel:44-7040111355
Fax:44-7005963892
Tel:44-7005963846
***********************************************
Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than 30th October.
2005.After this
date all funds will be returned as unclaimed for the next sweepstake.In
order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavor to quote your
reference and batch
numbers in every correspondence with your claims agent or us. Furthermore,
should there
be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as
possible.
Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thanks for
being a winner
of our Sales promotions program. NOTE: Any breach of confidentiality on the
part of
the winners will result to instant disqualification. You are automatically
disqualified if
you are below 18 years of age. Contact the payment co-ordinator by telephone
, fax or
email as instructed above.
Mrs. Jennifer Morgan
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