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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: "TROPPOLOTTO INC. PROMO" <eric_hinn05@msn.com>
Reply-To: pinegatesass@aim.com
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 01:58:25 +0000
Subject: YOU HAVE WON
TROPPOLOTTO INC.,
UK OFFICE
406 Bury New Rd.,
Whitefield, Manchester,
U.K.
17/11/2005
Dear Winner,
Winning Notification
We are pleased to inform you that you have been selected as one of the lucky
winners of the TroppoLotto inaugural promotional international draws held on
the 15th of November, 2005. Your email address attached to ticket number
11-06-09-571-66 was among the 15 winners drawn in the second category (2nd
category winner).
Winners email addresses were drawn from a randomly selected pool of
1,500,000 email addresses gathered from the world wide web. Consequently,
you have been approved for a lump sum pay out of GDP430,000.00 [Four Hundred
And Thirty Thousand Great Britain Pounds] Credited to Ref No.TL/PR/90571/36
Batch No. FFP/TL/01/09 and Serial No. 100571. Note that winners are only
eligible for claims once.
Due to foreseen and unforeseen discrepancies expected in this inaugural
European promotional, be advised to keep the vital winning details private
and confidential. This is to avoid double claims amongst other anticipated
glitches that may and could lead to your prize being diverted.
ELIGIBILITY:
This promotion is offered only electronically via the internet and is open
to all persons from age 18 years and above. This promotion is void where
prohibited.
Principals and employees of the TroppoLotto, and its respective parents,
subsidiaries and their immediate families are not eligible.
CLAIMS PROCEDURE:
You are advised as a matter of urgency, to contact the underlisted licensed
and accredited claims agency for the processing of your prize awards
winning;
MR. REYES FEREIRA
CLAIMS MANAGER.
Pine Gate & Associates,
66 Cannon Street London,
EC 4N 5BN U.K.
Tel: +44 704 010 6246
+44 703 196 4816
Fax: +44 871 722 0735
+44 871 722 4153
Email add: pinegatesass@aim.com
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
(a) Note that there exist a periodic condition on all claims process,
failing which would lead to disqualification and winnings
forfeiture.Winners are therefore advised to expedite their claims process.
(b) Being one of the lucky winners, you constitute entrant's full and
unconditional agreement to and acceptance of our terms and conditions of
claims to avoid any discrepancy in the cause of payment of your prize awards
winning.
(c) To avoid double claims, you are adviced to keep your winning details
very confidential, as any discrepancies resulting from a breach of this
confidentiality on the part of the winners will be bourne solely by such
winner as our staffs are bound by the oath of secrecy taken on employment.
(d) By this lottery prize awards winning, you acknowledge your acceptance to
be added to our lottery master player database.
(e) By this prize winning, you agree to receive periodic mailings which will
include, but are not limited to; Newsletters, Invitations to Play,
Announcements, Adverts and Offers we feel would be of interest to our master
players, from all the sponsoring entities.
(f) By this winning, you understand that you reserve the discretion to be
removed from any such mailing list which automatically disqualifies you from
this and subsequent lottery entries. Removal instructions are on every
mails.
(g) We hereby do solemnly pledge to maintain the privacy of our master
players/lucky winners database and shall not make available for sale, rent,
lease or the illegal use of information about our players/winners.
(h) 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.
(i) Should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent
as soon as possible.
We encourage you to play and win many prices including our jackpots of
$1,000,000 and more on our website www.troppolotto.com
Congratulations.
Sincerely,
Mrs.Elizabeth Graham.
Co-ordinator,
UK Promotional Draws.
Your Award Notification.
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