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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: "lotto international" <lottointernational161@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 17:29:55 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS
INTERNATIONALLOTTO CANADA
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: EE/EGS/16-DD2751144 AND BATCH NO: 53/1014/ILC.
ATTENTION: Sir/Madam,
RE/AWARD NOTIFICATION
we are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 30th of October,
2005, of winners of THE CANADA INTERNATIONAL LOTTO PROGRAMS held on the 10th
October, 2005,
You or your company, attached to ticket number 034-1416-4612-750, with
serial number 6521-11 drew the lucky numbers 03, 10, 17, 26, 28, 41 BONUS
BALL 39, and consequently won the lottery in 2ND category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$5,000,000 .00
in cash credited to file REF: EE/EGS/16-DD2751144 this is from total prize
money of US$70,000,000.00 shared among 14 winners in this category. All
participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from
96,000 email addresses from Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, North
America and Oceania as part our International Promotions Program, which is
conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with our claim office at Johannesburg, South
Africa and also insured in your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and
names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until
your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This
is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous
acts by participants of this program.
We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year
high stakes US$1.3 billion International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claims agent;
MR williams mayo
CANADA INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
SOUTH AFRICAN CLAIM OFFICE
TEL : +27 83 961 4066
EMAIL : williamsmayo_director_lotto@yahoo.es
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice.
Remember, you must contact your claims agent not later than 12th October
2005. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed. All
correspondences to MR. williams mayo, either by fax or email, should have
this information sent along with it and also, your FULL ADDRESS, YOUR
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE and your EMAIL ADDRESS to which this email is sent
should be clearly and BOLDLY WRITTEN IN YOUR RESPONSE with your claims
agent.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of
your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
on behalf of
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
THE INTERNATIONAL LOTTO CANADA.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification. Contact your claims agent.
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