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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: "MRS. L. M. PEIT." <hollylottery@boxlotto.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 23:55:19 +0900
Subject: Your Email Won Our E-mail Lottery 2005-6.
HOLLY LOTTERY INC.
INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL LOTTERY /PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
BATCH NO: HLNL/009842/05-6.
REF, NO: HLNL/1282664/05-6
AWARD NOTIFICATION.
We happily announce to you the draw of the Holly E-mail Lottery
International program held on the 1st of Dec. 20005 in
Rotterdam Netherlands. Your e-mail address attached to ticket
Number: HLNL85600545/05-6 with Serial number HLNL47753882/05-6 drew
the lucky numbers: HLNL31626139/05-6, which subsequently won
you the lottery prize in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved
to claim a total sum of 1,000,000.00euros
(One million euros) credited to file C/9080118308/05-6. This is from a
total cash prize of 50 Million Euros,
shared among the first fifteen (15) lucky winners in this category.
This years Lottery Program Jackpot is the 2nd largest ever for the European
Lottery. The estimated 75 million
euros jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in the European history.
The biggest was the 363 million euros jackpot that went to two winners in
May 2000. Please note that your
lucky winning number falls within our European Booklet representative
office in Amsterdam Netherlands as
indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your 1,000,000.00 euros (One
Million Euros) would be released
to you by our affiliate agent payment centre in Amsterdam.
ELIGIBILITY:
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
only Microsoft users,
over 120,000 companies and 5,000,000 individual e-mail addresses and names
from all over the world.
No ticket sold. Principals and employees of the Holly Lottery INC/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 award winning. Please contact the clearing house
(through your claims agent
only) the body assigned with the verification of all emerged winners.
Therefore all protocols laid down
by them must be followed to facilitate your claims. All winners will bear
the responsibility of Notarization of
your winning sum in The High Court as mandated by European Union. Your
money can not be transferred
into your nominated account without the notarization documents. Do not
contact the
accredited claims agent if you can not bear the responsibility of the
notarization documents.
AGENTS DETAILS; KUIPERS & DORTEX AGENTS
ADDRESS; WILTZANGHLAAN 121,
10 60 HC AMSTERDAM NETHERLAND.
TEL; +31-64-7484-947. E-mail; dkuipers@walla.com
Note that all claim process and clearance procedures must be duly
completed early to avoid
impersonation arising to the issue of double claim. To avoid unnecessary
delays and complications,
please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our
designated agent.
Congratulations from all members and staffs of this program. Thank you for
being part of our
promotional e-mail lottery program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.L.M. Peit
Holly Lottery INC.
Promotions Manage
Netherlands & European Coordinator.
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