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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: "angelamoore@zonai.com" <angelamoore@zonai.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:35:31 +0100
Subject: Winning Notification!
Freelotto Ltd
PO Box 42
Peterborough
PE3 8XH
United Kingdom
Re: Award Notification
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of your selection as one of
the five winners of the promotional Free Lotto Sweepstakes held recently as
part of our EXPERIMENTAL BONANZA. You have therefore been approved for a lump
sum pay out of 900,000.00 British Pounds (Nine Hundred thousand British
Pounds only).
We in the Free Lottery Sweepstakes is by this program, Launching our model
computer balloting lottery draws, developed and designed to satisfy the
cravings of the ever-growing number of participants in our various lottery
programs. With funds accrued exclusively from previous draws, payouts to all
winners are guaranteed and will be transferred in record time.
After randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an initial database of
300,000 emails all participants were selected through a computer ballot
system from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and South
America as part our International Promotions Program, which was conducted in
view of launching ourselves into the Sweepstakes Industry Worldwide and
zoning all participants by their respective continents from across the globe,
we produced an extensive list from which you have emerged as one of the
winners of the Grand Draw prize.
You are to contact our agents by email or fax within a week of receiving this
notice. Please ,find full contact details below:
Mr.Gerard White
Alphaconsult Ltd
United Kingdom
Email: gerrardwhite@britpost.com
Telephone lines(Working hours only, U.K Time) :
+44 702 305 9652
+44 702 305 9653
+44 702 305 9654
Fax Lines : +44 707 500 9658 ; +44 707 502 3158
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences
with your claims agent
Ref No: AFSL/HTF/12-F892697954
Batch No:74-263-BBN
Zonal Draw No: GMLA2-003
Grand Draw No: 12099
N.B: Steps to claiming your prize;
1.Winners will be required to pay Six Hundred and Eighty Five British Pounds
Sterling(£685.00 )only or its equivalent in your local currency as fee before
claiming their prize for the processing and handling of award by an agent if
they are unable to be physically present
2.Winners should send to claim officer account details
or address where they want their prize paid or sent to.
3.Winners must send their names, address, telephone
number and means of identification (international passport or
drivers licence )to claim officer, via email or fax, to
process the immediate payment of your prize.
Congratulations once again.
Sincerely,
Ms Angela Moore,
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We also encourage you to visit our website at
www.freelotto.com and take your chance to play and
become part of our daily winners. Millions are won on
a daily basis on one of the world's most famous free
lotto service
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