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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: "Johnson Maduka" <johnson_maduka2@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 09:42:41 -0500
Subject: CONTACT THE ACCREDITTED COMPANY
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD
EURO MILLION INT LOTTERY PROMOTION
CALLE PINTO 43,1090 GB Madrid Spain.
Winner- REF: LP/26510460037/03
BATCH: 24/00319/IPE
RE: WINNING/AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION
It is our pleasure to inform you of the declaration and announcement of
winners of the EURO MILLION INT LOTTERY AWARD held on 29TH of November 2005
here in Madrid.Having picked your mail address by our electronic web site ,
in recognition of your patronage to the Internet services, in the final
draw,your name was attached to ticket number 04-5117-63-191, with serial
number 90374,drew the lucky numbers 01-03-11-12-19-27, and consequently won
the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out Of euro800.000.00
(Eight Hundred Thousand Euro) in cash accredited
tofileNo:LP/22510461036/03.This is from a total cash prize of
euro48,400,00000 shared among the 22 international winners in this
category.All participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from 25,000 names from Africa, Australia, New Zealand,
America,Europe,North America and Asia as part of International Promotions
Program that is conducted annually to encourage the use of Internet and
Internet based programs. We are delighted to express our heartfelt
congratulations to you.
Your fund is now deposited at one of our sponsor's Security and Finance
Trust house and insured in your name. But due to the mix up of some numbers
and names during sorting of winners, we ask that you keep this award
strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your
money paid to you in cash or Remitted to your designated bank account. This
is part of our security measure to avoid double claiming or Unscrupulous
acts by participants in this program.
We hope that with a fraction of your prize, you will be able to own your web
site and assist the less privilege in your society and also participate in
our next year high stakes promotions of euro100million International
Lottery.To begin your claim, please contact the accredited company stated
below
INTERCONTINENTAL FINANCE AND SECURITIES.
ZONE A OFFICE MADRID SPAIN.
Email:interconfinancebv@linuxmail.org
Tel: +34 696 756 270
Contact Person:Mr Nosa Williams(Payment Coordinator)
for information on how you will commence the due Processing and remittance
of your prize money to your designated account.Remember, all prize money
must be claimed not later than 24-12 -2005.After this duration,all funds
will be returned to the Ministry of Economic Affairs 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 us or to our coordinate sponsor's bank. Should there be
any change of your address, do inform your claims processing agent as soon
as possible.
Congratulations from all our staff and thank you for being part of our
promotions program. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners
will result to disqualification.
Yours sincerely,
Johnson Maduka.
(THE PROMOTIONS SECRETARY)
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