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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: "fanworldwidelottery fanworldwideinternational"
<fanworldwidelotteryinternational@msn.com>
Reply-To: fanworldwidelotteryinternational@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 23:35:44 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! CONTACT THE ATTORNEY IMMEDIATELY
FAN WORLDWIDE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
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SUITE 105C LOTTERY COMPLEX
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LIVERPOOL,LONDON, UK.
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EMAIL: Fanworldwidelotteryinternational@yahoo.com
LOTTERY DRAWS
Our ref: FAN008465/635L
SUBJECT: NOTIFICATION
HELLO, STAR WINNER
SORRY WE HAVE DELAYED THE SENDING OF YOUR LOTTERY STARPRIZE WINNER
NOTIFICATION.WE REGRET THE INCONVINENCES.YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS THE
STARPRIZE WINNER OF THIS 2005 FAN WORLDWIDE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
DRAWS. YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ATTACHED TO TICKET NUMBER : 564 75600545 188 WITH
SERIAL NUMBER 5388/02 DREW THE LUCKY NUMBERS: 31-6-26-13-35-7, WHICH
AUTOMATICALLY WON YOU THE LOTTERY IN THE 1st CATEGORY.
YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED TO CLAIM A TOTAL SUM OF $100M DOLLAR(ONE
HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR) IN CASH CREDITED TO FILE KPC/9080118308/02/TCA.
THE LOTTERY PROGRAMME IS FOR SUPPORT TO WAR TORN COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD AND
IS MEANT FOR FOREIGNERS ONLY.AFRICANS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE LOTTERY
DRAWS. THE EMAIL ADDRESSES ATTACHED TO THE TICKETS WERE DRAWN RANDOMLY FROM
THE 'WORLD WIDE WEB' SITE USUALLY THROUGH COMPUTER EXTRACTION.
THE STARPRIZE REMAINS AT $100M DOLLAR (ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR) WHILE THE
SECOND AND THIRD PRIZES ARE $60M DOLLAR(SIXTY MILLION DOLLAR)AND $20M DOLLAR
(TWENTY MILLION DOLLAR) RESPECTIVELY.
WE HAVE CONTINUED TO SUCCESSFULLY HOLD THIS LOTTERY PROGRAMME FOR TWO YEARS
NOW IN ORDER TO ASSIST WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN WAR TORN COUNTRIES IN THE WORD.
NOTE VERY WELL:
1) THAT THE PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING FOR THE LOTTERY WAS STRICTLY OURS AND
THAT THERE WAS NO PRIOR NOTIFICATION TO YOU HENCE THE WINNING OF THE
LOTTERY.SO WE EXPECT YOUR AMAZEMENT. THE ELECTRONIC MAILL ADDRESS TICKET WON
THE DRAWS WITH THE UNDERLISTED WINNING INFORMATIONS.OUR STARPRIZE REMITTANCE
BANK IS HALIFAX BANK VIA LLYODS BANK HFX BANK AS CORRESPONDING BANK
2) IN PREVIOUS CLAIMS,WE HAVE HAD CASES OF FALSE WINNERS AND FALSE CLAIMS SO
WE ADVICE YOU TO KEEP THIS NOTIFICATION AND YOUR WINNING INFORMATIONS SECRET
FOR NOW UNTIL WE HAVE REACHED AN ADVANCED STAGE IN YOUR LOTTERY PRIZE
CLAIMS.
3) THERE ALOT OF FRAUDSTERS ON THE INTERNET CLAIMING TO RUN LOTTERY
PROGRAMMES ONLY TO DECEIVE AND DEFRAUD UNSUSPECTING CITIZENS SO ALWAYS QUOTE
YOUR LOTTERY WINNING INFORMATIONS IN SUBSEQUENT CORRESPONDENCES WITH THE
STARPRIZE LOTTERY AGENT.
YOUR BATCH NUMBER : FAN463526JK
WINNING TICKET NUMBER: 564 75600545 188
REGISTRATION NUMBER: 356 SERIAL NUMBER: 5388/03
STAR PRIZE CLAIMNANT NUMBER: HUHJ45637KD
YOUR SPEEDY RESPONSE IS REQUIRED AS WE HAVE SPECIFIED SCHEDULE FOR
DISPATCHING OF PRIZES AND ALL PRIZES MUST BE CLAIMED AFTER THREE WEEKS OF
THIS NOTIFICATION OR THE PRIZE BECOMES UNCLAIMABLE.
YOU ARE TO CONTACT IMMEDIATELY BARRISTER BENZ BROWN WHO IS THE LOTTERY
ATTORNEY.HIS ELECTRONIC MAIL ADDRESS IS lotterystarprizeattorney@yahoo.com
WHO WILL ACQUAINT YOU ON THE PROCEDURE OF CLAIMS AND ALSO PROCESS YOUR
LOTTERY CLAIMS
FILE FOR YOU.
ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS !!
DR STEVE FORD
LOTTERY DIRECTOR
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