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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: "vivienne hordijk" <prize_notification_19@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: claims_vivienne@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 19:27:21 -0700
Subject: URGENT!! CONTACT THE CLAIMS AGENT YOU ARE OUR LUCKY WINNER!!!
FROM: PROMOTIONS DEPARTMENT
NEDERLANDSE INTERNATIONALE LOTERIJ BV
PALEISSTRAAT 55
NL-2500 BP
THE HAGUE
THE NETHERLANDS
PRIZE WINNING NOTIFICATION
PRIZE CATEGORY: "B"
REFERENCE NO: NIL-B-3120-01101980-NLBV
TICKET NO: NIL-B-15-01-05
We are happy to inform you that the recipient email address has been
selected as one of the lucky email addresses in the category "B" of
the online lotto conducted by our company NEDERLANDSE INTERNATIONALE
LOTERIJ BV here in Hague. CONGRATULATIONS! The cyber-lotto was
conducted by a first of its kind automated computer balloting system,
where by email addresses (25,000 email addresses), were extracted from
all continents of the world. A draw was held in different categories
and winners from different parts of the world emerged and are entitled
to various cash prizes depending on their different categories. Thus,
you/your company with this email address, attached to Ticket number:
NIL-B-15-01-05 and a Reference number: NIL-B-3120-01101980-NLBV in the
Category B, is entitled to a lump payout of €2,500,000.00 (Two
Million, Five Hundred Thousand Euros).
As a category B winner, selected by computer balloting system where
only email addresses were sorted, from a total number of 25,000
addresses drawn from all over the globe via an automated computer
ballot of our International Promotions Program, FIVE winners emerged
in this category and therefore each are to receive payouts of
€2,500,000,00 (Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand Euros) from the
total of €12,500,000.00 (TWELVE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS).
To immediately claim your prize, please contact our Category "B"
financial agents DUTCH FINANCE & CONTRACTING COMPANY BV, below are the
contact information of their financial director:
Mr. Van Leroy
Financial Director
DUTCH FINANCE & CONTRACTING COMPANY BV
NOORDBARGERSTRAAT 77
NL-7812 AA EMMEN
THE NETHERLANDS
Tel: +31-64-558-6829
Fax: +31-84-759-4604
E-mail: claimsagent004_dfccbv@yahoo.de
Provide Prize reference number-NIL-B-3120-01101980-NLBV and winning
ticket number-NIL-B-15-01-05 for confirmation. In your best
interest(s), you must initiate contact within two weeks of receipt of
this correspondence. DUTCH FINANCE & CONTRACTING COMPANY BV is to
handle all matters with regards to claiming of your prize money. You
are also advised to send a copy of this email, to your claims agent
Mr. Van Leroy, when contacting him.
You may be required to provide any of the above information during the
process of collecting your prize. We congratulate you once again and
it is our hope that you participate in any of our international
programs in the nearest future.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Vivienne Hordijk
Promotions Manager
NEDERLANDSE INTERNATIONALE LOTERIJ BV
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