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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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From: "REV FARADAY HAGAR" <faradayhagar2002@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: faradayhagar203@yahoo.es
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 20:08:58 +0000
Subject: urgent business deal(unclaimed lottery fund)
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
euro-prudent lottery awards here in africa. And 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 in question, 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 12th of january 2005, 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 unclaimed
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/director controlling the whole of african zone for eurprudent
lottery awards, 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 for now. Awaiting to hear from you
asap. and please reply me back immediately if you know that you are
intersted. God bless you and your family.
Regards,from,
(Rev Faraday Hagar)
payment officer/director
for europrudent lottery
award, african zone.
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