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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: "GRAND UNIVERSAL PROMO" <granduniversalpromo@gupl.net>
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 18:05:39 +0000
Subject: GOOD NEWS!
GRAND UNIVERSAL PROMO LOTTERY(GUPL)
CHURCHILL HOUSE,CHALVEY ROAD EAST
SLOUGH,BERKSHIRE SL1 2LS
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LW907686 AND BATCH NO: 22/457/OT.
ATTENTION: Sir/Madam,
RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to notify you of the announcement today of winners of the THE
LOTTERY PROMOTION COMPANY LIMITED PROGRAMS held on 19th ofApril 2005 as part
of our first quarter of the year bonanza.
You or your company, attached to ticket number 1416-4612, with serial number
458625 drew the lucky numbers 60-17-7-43, and consequently won the lottery
in the "1st" category.
You have been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$5,500,000.00 in cash
credited to file REF NO: LW907686 This is from total prize money of
US$16,500,000.00 shared among the Three (3) international winners in this
category. All participants were selected through a computer balloting system
drawn form 77,000 email address of individauls and company name at a ramdon
from Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe and North America and Oceania
as part of our International Promotions Program,which is conducted annually
sponsed by major Companies in UK.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your file for payment has been forwarded to our financial handlers for
category "A" and To immediately collect your prize, please contact our
Category "A" financial handlers with information below:
MR. FOREST ANDERSON
BLUE ARC LONDON LTD
STUART HOUSE
55 CATHERINE PLACE
LONDON SW1E 6DY.
TEL: +447040113994
FAX: +447092864609
EMAIL: forestanderson@myway.com
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice.In your best interests and to avoid complications you
must initiate contact within one week of receipt of this correspondence.
BLUE ARC LONDON LTD. will handle all matters with regards to claiming your
prize. All correspondences to MR. FOREST ANDERSON, either by fax or email,
should have this EMAIL sent along with it and also, your FULL ADDRESS, your
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE and your EMAIL ADDRESS to which this email is sent,
should be clearly and BOLDLY WRITTEN IN YOUR
RESPONSE with your claims agent.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference LW907686 and batch numbers 22/457/OT in
every correspondences with MR. FOREST ANDERSON.Furthermore, should there be
any change of your address, do inform MR. FOREST ANDERSON as soon as
possible.You are to keep all lottery information from the public as we will
not entertain cases of multiple claims processing or compromise the privacy
and security for all winners Congratulations again from all our staff and
thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely Yours,
Mrs. Linda Edward
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER.
GRAND UNIVERSAL PROMO LOTTERY(GUPL)
N.B.
Anybody under the age of 18 cannot participate in this program and any
breach of confidentiality on the part Of the winners will result to
disqualification. Do not reply to this mail. Contact your claim agent.
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