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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: "yirEuropa End Of Year Promotion." <hblkeuropa.promotion@virgilio.it>
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 19:04:49 +0100
Subject: YOU ARE THE FORTUNATE WINNER OF THE YEAR!!! gwq

EUROPA END OF YEAR COMPENSATION PROMOTION.
BOBLINGEN WEG 13
71135 STUTTGART
GERMANY.

FROM:THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
EUROPA INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF:EU/DE/NL/20/05.
BATCH:05/915/EUROPA.
ATTN:CEO

Dear Winner
We the members and board of Europa End Of Year Compensation Promotion, wish to congratulate and
inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International programs held on the 25th November 2005. It
is aimed at compensating frequent internet users all over the World- Which has boosted sales of
Software & Hardware Materials, Mercedes Benz Products & Expansion Of Various Lottery Companies.
This is a mark of appreciation for the continuous support and patronage of our customers that have
enhanced the reality of our dreams. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 6102159491-2301
with serial number 5210-178, batch number 471029017, ref number 403855067 and drew lucky numbers
2-15-20-23-31-49 which consequently won in the 1st category, you are therefore entitle to be paid the
sum of EUR 500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Euros) payable via certified cheque or Bank transfer
process.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential
until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol
to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 250,000 companies and
17,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program takes
place every year. This lottery was promoted and sponsored by Association of software producers,
Daimler Chrysler Benz Company & Various Lottery companies in Europe. We hope with part of your
winning, you will take part in our next year EUR 1 Million international lottery. As you can see, there are
rules and regulations governing this claim and the country where it is held, does not process claims of
winner to avoid favoritism and you are required to follow instructions of the claim agent whole-heartedly.
For intsance this year`s own was held in Germany to be process in The Netherlands and Next year`s own
will be in Italy to be process in Germany in colaboration with the Soccer World-Cup hosted in Germany.

To file-in for your claim, please contact the fiducial agent:
Mrs. Marion Steve
Euro Processing Trust Agency bv.
Email:europactc1@myway.com

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 30th December 2005. After this date all unclaimed
funds will be returned as unclaim. Please note that in order to avoid unnecessary delay and
complication, remember to quote your reference number and drew lucky numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address or rejection of claim, do inform our agent as soon as
possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for your continuous support by
browsing the net & making various transactions via the internet- which has made this program a success.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 should request the assistance of his/her parents or senior relatives to
avoid the problem of entrusting such huge fund into the hands of children-which may adversely affect
the society.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Dachma Hummel .
Lottery Co-ordinator.
EUROPA END OF YEAR PROMOTION.

The information contained on this message is confidential and is solely meant for the recipient. Any
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