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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: nationallottery2k@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:30:31 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! US$ 1.82 MILLION DOLLARS WINNER.

From: Mrs. Alexandria Moore.
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/04
Batch: 12/27/Du34

Dear Sir/Madam,

CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION


We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake Lottery International
programs held on Wednesday, 21stSeptember, 2005 in Essex United Kingdom. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 188 with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning
numbers: 02/15/20/24/32/47/Bonus Ball(29) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Websites through computer
draws system and extracted from over 10,000,000 personal/company email addresses.

You have therefore been approved for a payout of US$ 1,820,000.00 (One Million,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$ 10.92 Million dollars, shared amongst the six lucky winners in
this category world-wide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our African booklet representative
office
in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your US$1,820,000:00 (One Million
Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) would be released to you by AFRI Bank
South Africa, as soon as your claim is verified and approved by Our African agent in London.
HE will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you
contact him. His contact details are as follow;

MR. LUCKY NKOSI.
Tele:+44-703-1844-103
E-mail : bonginkosiyami@consultant.com or bonginkosiyami@hotmail.com
London, UK.

This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential till your claim 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 African correspondent immediately with your
fullnames, home address,telephone and fax numbers, date of birth, sex, marital status and
nationality.Also forward your reference and batch numbers included in this mail to him for the
purpose of verification in our system.

Please be informed that all winnings must be claimed within 30 days of this notice. To avoid
unnecessary delay and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any of your
correspondence with our agents or us.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Alexandria Moore.
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.

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