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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: "sharon radnitz" <yahoo_emaillottery148@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.revania@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 12:09:35 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS.CONTACT YOUR PAYMENT OFFICER:
Yahoo Email Lottery Promotion
Support Center
Bevan House
51 Bevan Avenue
Conwy LL28 5AF
United Kingdom
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTION MANAGER
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF NO: BTL/4910X1/04
BATCH NO: 12/25/0304
Attn. Winner
RE: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE
Yahoo Email Lottery Promotion wishes to inform you the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by Yahoo world wide held on 1st NOVEMBER, 2005 this is a millennium scientific computer game in which email addresses wereused. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users; therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it.
However, your email address was attached to ticket number56475600545-188, with serial number 5388/02 drew with lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, and consequently you Won the lottery in the (A) category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from Microsoft users from company and individual email addresses of all kinds of domain.please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.In view of this, your 2,500,000 pounds (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS STERLINGSS) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.
You have therefore been approved a lump sum of TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS.
Be advice to 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, For the release of your winning, kindly contact your Payment Officer:
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Payment officer.
Mr:Revania Petrit
Tel: +44 703 191 2870
Fax: 44 871 247 2512
Email: mr.revania@gmail.com
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Our Payment officer will immediately commence the process to facilitate the Release of your funds as soon as you contact him and you are to quote your lucky number for confirmation on your winning in every correspondences with Payment Officer.
All winning must be claimed not later than 30TH OF DECEMBER, 2005. After this date all unclaimed funds will be returned to Yahoo Email Lottery Treasury as unclaimed. Furthermore, should there be any Change of your address; do inform your Payment Officer as soon as possible.
Congratulations!! again from all our staffs and thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Yours faithfully,
Sharon Radnitz
Lottery Co-ordinator
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