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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: "king joseph" <kng_joseph@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 14:54:09 +0000
Subject: LOTTERY WIN NOTIFICATION
FROM THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PRIZE RELEASE WINNING CENTRE
Ref: 475061725 Batch: 7056490902/188
Winning no: GB8701/LPRC
CONGRATULATIONS
ATTENTION: Alphons
We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the Nov. 2005 from
the Australian International Lottery program.
Your name was attached to ticket number; 47061725 07056490902 serial number
7741137002 This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 20-33-27-04-39-26-
bonus number 17, which consequently won the lottery in the second category.
You hereby have been approved a lump sum pay of US$ 2,000,000.00 (TWO
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from
the total cash prize of US12,000,000.00$ shared amongst six lucky winners in
this category.
All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn
form Nine hundred thousand names from Canada, Australia, United States,
Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our international
promotions program.
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some
multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the
citizens in the communities where they have operational base. Further more
your name falls within our African representative office in Johannesburg
South Africa. As indicated in your play coupon, your prize of
US$2,000,000.00 will be released to you from this regional branch office in
Johannesburg.
We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year
high stakes for US$1.3 Billion
international draw. How to claim your prize Simply contact our fiduciary
agent, Dr.King Joseph email at: (kng_joseph@hotmail.com) to file for your
claim.
Please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be found on
the top left corner of this notification as well as your full names and
address to help locate your file easily. For security reasons, we advice all
winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your
claim is
processed and your prize released to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or
unofficial personnel.
Congratulations once again on your
winnings!!!
Your claim Agent has been ordered by this office to distribute this
winning Notification to you and you are advised to contact him for your
claims within one Month of this notification delivery.
Kind Regards .
the promotion manager.
CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT,
Dr king joseph,
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY,
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.
UNIVERSAL BUILDING, 132 - 133 PARK HURST
BALFOURUNIT1440.JOHANNESBURG.2001GAUTENG
TEL: 27-83-728-7723
FAX;+01-831-664-5883
Email to,kng_joseph@hotmail.com
ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO
DISQUALIFICATION.
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