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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: "mails awards" <xmas_bonus2@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 10:01:14 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS CHRISTMAS PLUS!!

MICRO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF Number: VKSA/231-ILGI0431/05
BATCH No: YMEV/15/096/TVFS
TICKET No: 20511465463-7644
SERIAL No: 472-9768-98
LUCKY No: 8-66-97-22-65-99



RE: FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION
Dear Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners
International programs held on the 10th December 2005 Your E-mail address
attached to Ticket number 20511465463-7644 with Serial number 472-9768-98
drew the lucky numbers 8-66-97-22-65-99, which consequently won in the
1st category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of
$400,000,00(FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ONLY).This is from a total
cash prize of $10,000,000.00 Million shared amongst TWENTY
International Lucky Winners in the Category A + (Plus).

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

This lottery is a promotional program by MICRO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL,
(Biggest lottery Organization in the Netherlands) to advertise to the
world its existence. All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from over 50,000 companies and 2,000,000 individual
email addresses from all over the world, as part of our international
promotions program, which we intend to conduct several times a year.

Be informed that your documents have to pass our authority to obtain a
clearance, which shall be attached to your document in readiness of the
subsequent onward transfer into your nominated bank account with 24
hours of completion of the authentication.

Due to the possibility of unscrupulous individuals filing a double
claim, we suggest that you keep this award strictly confidential until your
claim has been processed and notarized and your certificate of award
obtained. This is in conformity with the lottery claim regulations by our
Organization & the Netherlands Gaming Control Board.

This is part of our security protocol measures to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants/non
participants.

All winnings must be claimed not later than 5th January 2006. After
this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Anybody
under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

To file for your claim, please contact our /your processing agent

Mr. MARK FISH
Tel: +31-615-380-202
Fax: +31-847-223-408
Email:banker147@netscape.net

NOTE: All winnings must be notarized and a certificate of award must be
obtained from the Netherlands Gaming Control Board to complete the
claims process, this certificate can only be obtained through legal
representation so winners will be referred to a lawyer (Mr. Harry Herman to
assist in this process. Winners are to cover the legal charges for the
notarization of the claims form and the acquisition of the certificate of
award not MICRO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please do
forward your Tel/Fax number to your processing agent. So you are to act fast
in the claiming of your funds, for delays will compel us to disperse
your funds,

in other words, we shall divert your funds as stated above. Kindly
remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform
our/your agent as soon as possible.

Finally, we call on you to make sure that you note every letter clearly
as stated for we will not be held responsible should there be any
complications in this transaction due to laxity on your part.


Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.


Yours truly
Mrs. Ruth Hudson
Lotto Coordinator

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