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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Colorado Lottery House" <coloradolotteryhouse1@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 15:28:51 +0000
Subject: DEAR Piet, GREETINGS FROM COLORADO LOTTERY HEADQUATERS USA,
COLORADO LOTTERY HEADQUATERS USA,
CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT.,
212 West 3rd Street, Suite 210
Pueblo, CO 81003, USA
Ref: CO/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
Dear Piet,
We happily announce to you the draw of the COLORADO LOTTERY International
programs held on the 22ND NOVEMBER, 2005 in COLORADO - USA. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number
5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 19-6-26-17-35-7, which subsequently won you
the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$500,000.00 (Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) in cash credited to file
ktu/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of US$5 Million dollars,
shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category. This
Lottery is approved by the USA Gambling Board and also Licensed by the
International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draw system and extracted from over 200,000.00 companies and
300,000,000.00 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.
This promotion takes place every three years and is being sponsored by Bill
Gates, President of the World Largest software. Please note that your lucky
winning number falls within our African booklet representative office in
NIGERIA as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your
US$500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) would
be released to you by our payment office in Nigeria through our paying bank
(ASSURANCE Bank PLC).
Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you
are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims
is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit
to claim your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this programme by some unscrupulous elements.
Please be warned, to file for your claim, please contact our
fiduciary/Processing Agent : MR. SOLOMON MICHEAL through email:
solomonmicheal@Z6.COM and call him on phone (Tel: +234-80-35719200)
immediately to acknowledge your mail.
Please be aware that the Paying Bank will Effect Payment Swiftly upon
satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by our processing
Agent; that would be designated to your file. Remember, all winning must be
claimed not later than 31st March, 2006. After this date all unclaimed
funds will be included in the next stake. Please note that in order to avoid
unnecessary delay and complications kindly remember to quote your reference
information in all correspondences. Furthermore, should there be any change
of contact information, please inform our Agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.
IMPORTANT NOTE: please quote your full names, your country, your private
Telephone and fax number, your reference/batch numbers etc in any
correspondences with our designated agent or us.
Sincerely,
MRS. RUTH UBA.
Games/Lottery Coordinator
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