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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: "EURO LOTTO" <euroafrolotto2000@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: colmarita@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 04:05:30 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION
From: Mrs. Alexandria ELIZABETH.
EURO-AFRO-AMERICA LOTTERY
Headquarters: 132 LEDGERS WAY,
SOMMERSET, BA11 2UD AMSTERDAM,
NETHERLAND.
Ref: EAASL/WPL3726/25
Batch: 2005/091/BK456
Dear Sir/Madam,
CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake
Online Lottery International programs held in conjunction with
www.canada.com/lotteries on saturday, 29th october, 2005 in Ontario, Canada.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 188
with!Serial number 97560 drew the winning numbers: 4,14,19,25,26,49 Bonus
Ball(21) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st Division. All
participants were selected randomly from world-wide internet users through
computer drawing system and extracted from over 10,000,000 personal/company
email addresses.You can confirm the results by clicking on this link
http://www.canada.com/lotteries/results.aspx?id=6
You have therefore been approved for a payout of US$ 1,820,000.00 (One
Million,Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash
credited to file KPC/9080118308/02. This is from a total cash prize of US$
10.92 Million dollars, shared amongst the six lucky winners in this category
world-wide.
Please note that your lucky winning ticket falls within our African booklet
representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of
this, your US$1,820,000:00 (One Million Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand
United States Dollars) will be released to you by our corresponding paying
Bank in Johannesburg, South Africa as soon as your claim is verified
and approved by Our African fiduciary agent in London. He will immediately
commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you
contact her. Her contact details are as follow;
MRS. MARITA COLE.
E-mail : colmarita@yahoo.co.uk
This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised
to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed
and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our precautionary
measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.
Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our African
correspondent in London immediately with the following information;
1.Your fullnames
2.Your home address
3.Your telephone and fax numbers
4.Your date of birth
5.Your sex/marital status and
6 Your nationality.
7.Also forward your reference and batch numbers included in this mail to him
for the purpose of verification in our system.
Please be informed that all winnings must be claimed within 30 days of this
notice. To avoid unnecessary delay and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any of your correspondence with our agents or us.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Alexandria ELIZABETH.
Netherland Cordinator
CONGRATULATIONS!!! US$ 1.82 MILLION DOLLARS WINNER
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