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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "Sandy Burky" <export_trade06@msn.com>
Reply-To: sandyburky_fclfd@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 01:43:09 +0000
Subject: ATTN: AWARD WINNER.
FORTUNE CITY LOTTERY.
Stadhouderskade 12 Amsterdam,1054 ES
Netherlands
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTION MANAGER
INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: FCL/04/721229143/NL
ATTN:
AWARD WINNER.
AWARD NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased
to inform you of the announcement today,January 31th,
2006,of winners
of the FORTUNE CITY LOTTERY/ INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
held on November
21st, 2005.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number
FCL101/13/75,
Fortune City Lottery code number:FCL101NL drew the lucky
numbers 72-
12-29-53-24-33, and consequently won in 2nd category .Note that No
tickets were sold, all participants in this lottery program have been
selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over
25,000 addresses individuals and companies from all search engines
and
web sites. This promotional program takes place every year, and
is
promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of
Brunei,Bill Gates of Microsoft Inc and other Corporate Organisations.
This is to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payment of 500,000.00
EURO(FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS) in cash credited to file
REF NO.REF:
FCL/04/721229143/NL This is from total prize money 5,000,000.00EUROS
(FIVE MILLION EUROS)shared among the ten international winners in the
2nd category.CONGRATULATIONS! Your fund is now deposited with a
Finance/Consulting House and insured in your name.Due to the mix up of
some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from
public notice until your claim has been processed and your money
remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this
program.To begin your claim,please contact your claims officer/Agent
immediately of Greenwood consultants ltd.
SANDY BURKY
CHIEF
FINANCIAL DIRECTOR
GREENWOOD CONSULTANTS LTD
EMAIL:sandyburky_01@sify.com
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a
designated account of your choice. Remember,you must contact your
claims officer not later than one week from the receipt of this mail.
After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.All
correspondences to SANDY BURKY by email should have this email sent
along with it and also, your email address to which this email is sent,
should be clearly and boldly written in your response.
NOTE: In order
to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to
quote
your reference number in every one of your correspondences with
your
officer.Furthermore,should there be any change of your address,
do
inform your claims officer as soon as possible.Congratulations
again
from all our staff and thank you for being part of our
promotions
program.
Sincerely,
Owen Scott.
Promotions Manager
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