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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: "LUCKY DAY INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY" <luckyday_15@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:36:23 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS AND MERRY XMAS!!!AWARD NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE.
LUCKY DAY LOTTERY.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM.
PALEISSTRAAT 9, 2514 DEN HAAG,NETHERLANDS.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LDL /2551256003/22
BATCH: 14/0017/IPD
{NO TICKETS WERE SOLD}
CONGRATULATIONS:Lucky Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement Today Wednesday 21st
December 2005 that you are one of the winners of the LUCKY DAY LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS that was just concluded.
Your email,attached to ticket number 025-1146-1992-750,with serial
number 2113-22 drew the lucky numbers 13-15-22-37-39-43;the lottery was
categorized into Five Zonal(Africa,America,Europe,Middle East and
Asia)stages with
the amount won by each individual respectively and consequently you have
won the lottery in the 1st category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
1,000,000:00Euro[One Million Euros]Credited to file REF
NO.LDL/2551256003/22.This is from total prize of 17,000000.00
(Seventeen Million Euros)Euro in 1st category shared among the
seventeen international winners in this category.All participants were
selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from 15 million email addresses
from across the globe as part of International Promotions Program,which will
now be conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
You are required keep this award to yourself until your claim has been
processed and your money remitted to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.
Through computer balloting you were been zoned for your funds to be
released in our Europe office which is in United Kingdom.
To begin the claims processing of your prize winnings you are advised
to contact our licensed and accredited claims agent with the information
below;
Mr.Alan C Brown
Lucky Day Lottery
Information and Payment Bureau:
London Representative Office.
Phone: +44-703-194-7939
Fax: +44-870-130-1829
E-mail:alanc_brown01@yahoo.co.uk
For due processing and remittance of your prize.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than two weeks
after the day of notification. After this date, all funds will be returned
as
unclaimed.
NOTE:
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 agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.
Yours Sincerely,
Colen Vank Ken
Online Co-Ordinator for LUCKY DAY LOTTERY
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The LUCKY DAY Awards is proudly sponsored by Microsoft
International,the
Intel Group,Toshiba,Dell computers, Macintosh and a conglomeration of
other international IT companies.The LUCKY DAY LOTTERY internet draw is held
once in a year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and
computers worldwide.
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