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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: "john stevensen" <johnstevensen@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 19:36:27 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU WON LOTTERY $250,000 USD.PLEASE CLAIM YOUR MONEY URGENT!!!!!!
FROM: MR.JOHNSTEVENSEN
E.A.A.S Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
580 N. Tenth Street
Sacramento, CA 85914
Euro - Afro Asian Sweepstake Lottery
an Affiliate of Foundmoney International
Arena Complex Km 18 Route de Rufisque
I.P.P Award Dept.
Amsterdam Netherland.
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro - Afro Asian Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 1st of January 2005 in Amsterdam
Holland.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 544 7443466 L44 which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 4rd category.You have therefore been
approved to claim a total sum of US$250,000.00 (Two Hundred and fifty
Thousand United States Dollars)in cheque.This is from a total cash prize of
US$250,000.00 Dollars,shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in
this category.Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our
Asian booklet representative in Jakarta Indonesia as indicated in your
play coupon.In view of this, your US$250,000.00 (Two Hundred and fifty
Thousand United States
Dollars) cheque would be released to you by our fudiciary agent in Jakarta
Indonesia.Our Fudiciary agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your check as soon as you contact him. All
participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites,email
adresses and guestbooks through computer draw system and extracted from over
145,000
individuals and companies.
This promotion takes place annually and it is sponsored by Sultan of Brunei,
bill Gates of Microsoft and his associates to encourage the use of internet
and computers world wide. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your
winning informations confidential till your claims is processed and your
cheque delivered to your nominated address through an approved delivering
officer appointed specially for this program.This is part of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program by some unscrupulous elements.
Please be warned.To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
agent:
BARRISTER TINY CHENG
Email: barristertinycheng@yahoo.co.uk
NUMBER +62-815-5353-9499
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are to contact BARRISTER
TINY CHENG with the followings details below:
1. Your full names, contact address,age,private telephone/fax number and
occupation are needed.
2. quote your Ticket number in any correspondences with us or our designated
agent.Winners under 18 years of age will be authomatically
disqualified.Congratulations, once more from all members and staffs of this
program.Thank you for being part of this promotional lottery program.
Our special thanks and gratitude to Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates of
microsoft and all his associates.
DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL, CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT DIRECTLY.
Sincerely,
MRS. JOHN STEVENSEN
EURO AFRO-ASIAN Zonal Coordinator.
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