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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: "DELOTTO NETHERLANDS INTERNATIONAL" <delottonetherlands1@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 11:42:04 +0300
Subject: SEASONAL BONUS LOTTO PROMOTION !!!!!

INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
Reference No: NIL/482322/006
Batch No: ZH3-532/XIL


RE: SEASONAL BONUS LOTTO PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the SEASONAL BONUS Lotto
Winners International programs held on the 16th December 2005 Your E-mail
address attached to Ticket number 756-005-457/KPN with Serial number
09384743 drew the lucky numbers 9-34-85-56-42-74, which consequently won in
the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of
€ 750,000.00 (Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euro Only) in cash credited
to file number Tef/0023171521/02.This is from a total cash prize of €
7,500.000.00 Euro (Seven million, Five Hundred Thousand Euro) shared among
the Ten international lucky winners in the Category B + (Plus).

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
This lottery is a promotional program by Deloto, (One of the biggest
lottery Organization in the Netherlands) to advertise to the world its
existence. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from over 20,000companies and 200,000,000 individual email addresses
from all over the world, as part of our international promotions program,
which we intend to conduct several times a year.

Be informed that your documents have to pass through our authority to
obtain a clearance, which shall be attached to your document in readiness of
the subsequent onward transfer into your nominated bank account with 72
hours of completion of the authentication.

Due to the possibility of unscrupulous individuals filing a double claim,
we suggest that you keep this award strictly confidential until your claim
has been processed and notarized and your winning certificate obtained. This
is in conformity with the lotto claim regulations by our Organization & the
Netherlands Gaming Control Board.

This is part of our security protocol measures to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants/non participants. All
winnings must be claimed not later than 30th December 2005. After this date
all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Anybody under the
age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

To file for your claim, please contact our /your processing agent
Mr.Hans Nietman
Tel: 0031-64-923-8846
Fax: 0031-84-750-1139
Email:nietmanahans@netscape.net

NOTE: All winnings must be notarized and a winning certificate must be
obtained from the Netherlands Gaming Control Board to complete the claims
process, this certificate can only be obtained through legal representation
so winners will be referred to a lawyer (Advocate Willem Boseman) to assist
in this process. Winners are to cover the legal charges for the notarization
of the claims form and the acquisition of the winning certificate not
Delotto.

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please do forward
your Tel/Fax number to your processing agent. So you are to act fast in the
claiming of your funds, for delays will compel us to disperse your funds, in
other words, we shall divert your funds as stated above. Kindly remember to
quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our/your agent
as soon as possible.

Finally, we call on you to make sure that you note every letter clearly as
stated for we will not be held responsible should there be any complications
in this transaction due to laxity on your part.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.

Yours Faithfully,
Matthew De Jong
Games/Lotto Coordinator.
Delotto Netherlands International

NOTE: ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTILITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT
TO DISQUALIFICATIO. PLEASE REPLYTO THIS EMAIL. CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT.
(TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY) BE INFORMED THAT YOU MUST REPLY ALL YOUR
CORRESPONDECE ON THE WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS; NO OTHER E-MAIL ADDRESS WILL BE
ENTERTAINED.

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