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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: "LUCKY DAY LOTTERY" <luckydaylottery41@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 11:37:09 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!WINNING NOTIFICATION.
LUCKY DAY LOTTERY.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM.
PALEISSTRAAT 9, 2514 DEN HAAG,NETHERLANDS.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LDL /2551256003/22
BATCH: 14/0017/IPD
{NO TICKETS WERE SOLD}
www.luckyday.nl
CONGRATULATIONS:Lucky Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement Today Saturday 19th
November 2005 that you are one of the winners of the LUCKY DAY LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS that was just concluded.
Your email,attached to ticket number 025-1146-1992-750,with serial
number 2113-22 drew the lucky numbers 13-15-22-37-39-43;the lottery was
categorized into Five Zonal(Africa,America,Europe,Middle East and
Asia)stages with the amount won by each individual respectively and
consequently you have won the lottery in the 1st category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
750,000:00Euro[Seven Hundred And Fifty Thousand Euros]Credited to file
REF NO.LDL/2551256003/22.This is from total prize of 17,000000.00
(Seventeen Million Euros)Euro in 1st category shared among the
seventeen international winners in this category.All participants were
selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from 15 million email addresses
from across the globe as part of International Promotions Program,which
will now be conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
You are required keep this award to yourself until your claim has been
processed and your money remitted to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.
Through computer balloting you were been zoned for your funds to be
released in our Europe Office which is in United Kingdom.
To begin the claims processing of your prize winnings you are advised
to contact our licensed and accredited claims agent with the
information below;
Mr.Alan C Brown
Lucky Day Lottery
Information and Payment Bureau:
London Representative Office.
E-mail Address:agentalancbrown@gmail.com
Phone: +44-703-190-5440
Fax: +44-870-130-1829
For due processing and remittance of your prize.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than two weeks
after the day of 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, should there be any change of your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr Colen Vank Ken
Online International Lottery Co-Ordinator for LUCKY DAY LOTTERY
www.luckyday.nl
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The LUCKYDAY Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft
corporation,the Intel Group,Toshiba,Dell computers,Mckintosh and a
conglomeration of other international IT companies.The LUCKYDAY LOTTERY
internet draw is held once in a year and is so organized to encourage
the use of the internet and computers worldwide.We are proud to say that
over 200 Million Euros are won annually in more than 150 countries
worldwide.
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