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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: "SABINA RODIO" <laprimitivlottery@msn.com>
Reply-To: davidbrown@mail2president.com
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 13:41:16 +0000
Subject: Dear Participant
PRIMITIVA LOTERIA ESPAÑA
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
FROM THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
PLAZA DE COLON E-28830,
MADRID, SPAIN.
Date: 15 12 200
ATTENTION: REF/EG/2551256003/04
BATCH/000750013
RE: AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION
Dear Participant,
This is to inform you on the release of the LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY PROGRAM
held on the 25th April 2005, Your e-mail attached to ticket number
025-11-464-992-750 with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers
13-15-16-21-34-36 which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of €420,000 ( FOUR
HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND EURO ONLY) in cash credited to file with REF.
NO. EG/2551256003/04 and BATCH NO. 000750013. This is from a total cash
prize of 10,468,770 EURO (TEN MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY-EIGHT THOUSAND,
SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EURO ONLY) Shared among 17 (Seventeen)
international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with a Bank and insured in your name. Due to mix
up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public
notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your
account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unwarranted taking of an advantage of this program by participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, America and North
America as part of our International promotions program which we conduct
once every year. We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in
the next years highs take EURO 1.3 BILLION inter. lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claims agent, DR. DAVID BROWN the
foreign operation Manager of Bay Bank Spain on the contact information
stated below for the processing and remittance of your winning prize money
to a designation of your choice.
TEL: +34-610-912-790 Ex 001
E-mail: davidbrown@mail2president.com
Contact person: Dr. David Brown
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than, 22nd OF Dec, 2005
this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y
HACIENDA as unclaimed. And also be informed that 10% of your Lottery Winning
will be paid to Bay Bank after you have received your money.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence
with us or your agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thank you for
being a part of our International promotions program.
You Are A Winner!
MRS. SABINA RODIO.
LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
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