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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: "LOTTONL PROMOTION" <lottonlpromotion02@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 10:45:00 +0000
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION.

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION.
FROM THE PROMOTIONAL MANAGER
LOTTO.NL NATIONAL LOTTERY.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
www.lotto.nl


AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION.

Dear Lucky Winner,

We are pleased to inform you that you are one of the selected winners of the
lotto.nl Lottery Promotion held on 17th November 2005. Your email address
attached to ticket number 564 64701565 177, with serial number 7288/03 drew
the lucky numbers 42-6-37-13-37-8; the lottery was categorized into four
zonal (Africa, America, Europe and Asia) stages. Consequently you have won
the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump
sum pay out of Euros 500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Euros ) Credited to
file REF NO: 428/77/UML,Batch No.
46/304/GMA. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from 25,000 names from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada,Europe,
USA and North America.

All participants in this Lottery Program have been selected randomly through
a computer Ballot System drawn from over 200,000 Companies and 30,000,000
individual emails address from all search engines and web sites. This
promotional program will take place every year until the games begin in
Beijing China in 2008. However,winners are only eligible for claims once.
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.

ELIGIBILITY:
This promotion is offered only electronically via the Internet and is open
to all persons from age 18 years and above with a valid email address and
who live in any of the aforementioned countries. This promotion is void in
all other countries and is also void where prohibited. Principals and
employees of the Dayzers Lottery Promos and its respective Parents,
subsidiaries and their immediate families are not eligible.

CLAIMS PROCEDURES:
It is our standard practice to allocate accredited agents for the processing
of claims application. It is even more imperative for overseas winners. To
begin your claims therefore, you are advised as a matter of urgency, to
contact the under listed licensed and accredited claims agent for the
processing of your prize awards winning. Please contact the clearing house
(through your claims agent only) the body assigned with the verification of
all emergent winner. Therefore all protocols laid down by them must be
followed so as to facilitate your claims;

CLAIMS PROCESSING OFFICER.
LOTTO.NL 2ND CATIGORY WINNER'S
MR. GILL MARTINS.
TELEPHONE :0031 647 416 459.
EMAIL: lottonlclaims@netscape.net

Please note that you will be required to pay for the issuance of your legal
back up legalization/notarization document in court. When contacting your
claims agent, you are to send

1. Your full name and address
2. Your contact telephone number.

Remember, you must contact your claim officer not later than two weeks of
receiving this notification. After this date, all funds will be returned as
unclaimed.

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 you are seriously advised to
keep all winning lottery information and numbers from the public in line
with our company security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program by unscrupulous individuals.

Congratulations once again from all members of staffs and thank you for
being part of our Promotions program.

Yours Sincerely,

MRS. LORETHA WAXLE.
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY/GAME CO-ORDINATOR,
LOTTO.NL INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.

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