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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: "lottery coordinator" <megalotto3@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 16:11:59 +0000
Subject: Winning Notification!!

Our Ref: PC/2UK02/H7
Batch: A4/005/089
MEGA LOTTO
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#456) of the MegaLotto promo
Lottery,online Sweepstakes International program held on Tuesday 25th of
August,2005 as part of our annual bonanza.You or your company, attached to
ticket # 5412-6321-507, with serial # 211200-01 drew the
lucky numbers 42-18-01-81-73, and consequently won the lottery in the
"Gold"category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$20,500,000.00 in cash credited to REF# PC/12/G8OOX,which subsequently won
you the lottery in the file BJQ/809G811/50.This is from a total cash prize
of $123,063,634,shared amongst six(6) lucky winners in different categories.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World
Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This
promotion takes place annually.
HOW TO CLAIM PRIZE
Your fund is now deposited with Optima security House. For security reasons,
you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your
claims is processed and your money remitted to you.This is part of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program.To file for your claim, please contact your claim agent at the
security House:

Mr. david coleman
Tel:44-703-191-3795
Fax:44-709-287-0272
Email:davidcoleman@computermail.net



THE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY GAMES RULES
The rules and procedures of the international lottery game as amended from
time to time, governs this game and the sale of the ticket to you as the
Case may be, or otherwise, prize winning and all aspect of this game are
subject to these rules and procedures.
The ticket and reference number issued is the only valid proof of your
number Selection and is the only valid receipt for claiming a prize.
Prizes must be claimed within 30 days after the draw Date on the
notification mail. Prizes must be claimed in the manner stated on the
notification mail.The promoters accepts no responsibility for tickets
cancelled in error or for the entries given different from the central
computer entries. Tickets shall not be allocated to persons under the age of
16.

THE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY GAME IS RUN AND PROMOTED BY THE PARIS CLUB UNDER
LICENCES BY THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.

Congratulations.
Gena Lounge.
Online coordinator,
MEGALOTTO PROMO LOTTERY

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