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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: "FreeLotto Sweepstakes" <postmaster_prizedept@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 18:00:34 +0000
Subject: End Of Year Award Notification.
END OF YEAR PRIZE/AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today 22/12/05 of your selection as one of the five winners of the promotional Free Lotto Sweepstakes held recently as part of our EXPERIMENTAL BONANZA. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 900,000.00 British Pounds (Nine Hundred thousand British Pounds only).
We in the Free Lottery Sweepstakes is by this program,Launching our model computer balloting lottery draws, developed and designed to satisfy the cravings of the ever-growing number of participants in our various lottery programs. With funds accrued exclusively from previous draws,payouts to all winners are guaranteed and will be transferred in record time.
After randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an initial database of 300,000 emails all participants were selected through a computer ballot system from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and South America as part our International Promotions Program, which was conducted in view of launching ourselves into the Sweepstakes Industry Worldwide and zoning all articipants by their respective continents from across the globe, we produced an extensive list from which you have emerged as one of the winners of the Grand Draw prize.You are to contact our agents by email or fax within a week of receiving this notice. Please find full contact details below:
Mr.Peter Penegor
External service manager,
Free lotto sweepstakes
United Kingdom
Email:admin_claimsdept05@hotmail.com
Tel :+447031846456
Tel :+447023056873
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 claims agent.
Ref No: AFSL/HTF/12-F892697954
Batch No:74-263-BBN
Zonal Draw No: GMLA2-003
Grand Draw No: 12099N.B:Steps to claiming your prize;
1.Winners should send to claim officer account detail or address where they want their prize paid or sent.
2.Winners must send their names,address,telephone number and means of identification (international passport or drivers licence)to your claim officer, via email or fax, to process the immediate payment of your prize.
Sincerely,
The Promotions Manager,
The Lotto People
PO Box 42
Peterborough
PE3 8XH
United KingdomCONGRATULATIONS AND COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON FROM THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF FREELOTTO/SWEEPSTAKES.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Carl A.Allison
Online coordinator for FreeLotto/Sweepstakes
Sweepstakes International Program.
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Carl Allison.
Online coordinator.
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