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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: "Exclusive G8 Lottery" <exg8_lotto6@msn.com>
Reply-To: g8_claimsofficer@yahoo.it
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 00:08:57 +0000
Subject: CHRISTMAS AWARD!!!
EXCLUSIVE G8 E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
(YULETIDE SESSION LOTTERY AWARD)
VIA CORDERO BRUSKI 45/46 MILANO
BACTH NO: EXG8/EU/0177/82798/005
REF. No: EXG8/EU/12380/70924/005
CHRISTMAS LOTTERY AWARD/PROCESSING ADVICE
This is to inform you of the release of the G8 E-MAIL YULETIDE SESSION
LOTTERY AWARD held on the 24TH OF OCTOBER, 2005. Due to the mix up of
numbers, the results were released on the 31ST OF OCTOBER, 2005.
Your email address attached to Ticket No: 7804468845 with Serial No
0252393053 drew the lucky numbers of 05-07-65-11-92 which subsequently won
the lottery in the 1st category. You have therefore been approved for a lump
sum payout of €1,450,000.00 (ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND
EUROS ONLY) in credited to a file reference number SBNA 6483490491. This is
from total prize money of 5,250,000.00 EUROS shared among the international
winners in our 1st -5th categories. All participants were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 company email addresses and
3,000,000 individual email addresses from all search engines and website all
over the world as part of Yuletide Promotions Program, conducted every TWO
years, and this is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities FROM THE
G8.
CONGRATULATIONS, your funds is now in custody of a Financial/Security
Company insured in your FILE REFERENCE and covered with HIGH INSURANCE
POLICY. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your
winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and
your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program
by some participants.
To process your claim, please contact your file/claim officer:
DR. ENRICO MANSELL
EXCLUSIVE G8 E-MAILS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION,
email: g8_claimsofficer@yahoo.it
Make sure that you quote your winning references in all your correspondence
with them. Please be informed that NON RESIDENCE of ITALY will be required
to procure an Affidavits of Lotto Claim/Court clearance certificate from the
Court in ITALY prior to European Gaming Board as required by the paying
Authority. Please be aware that your Paying Authority will Effect Payment
Swiftly upon satisfactory Report, For due processing and remittance of your
winning prize to designated account of your choice, please treat as urgent
and all reply must be via email as to ensure the legibility.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible. Note that all winning must be claimed not
later than 15TH NOVEMBER, 2005. After this date all unclaimed,
funds will be included in the next stake.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 19 is automatically disqualified.
Yours Sincerely,
Francesca Richwald.
Vice President
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