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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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Please note about this email:
Fraud email example:
From: "Uk Lottery" <uklotteryinfo@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 09:54:15 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION..........CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
FREE LOTTERY PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
9 Chaucer House
Churchill gardens
London, SW1V 3DW
United Kingdom.RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION..........CONGRATULATIONS!!!!This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL
LOTTERY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING
BOARD held on the 29th june, 2005.
Due to the mix up of numbers,the results were
released on the 30th may, 2005. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 4156189324 under
agent ID: 110 which subsequently won you the lottery
in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout
of 1,000,000.00EUR (One Million EUR) in cheque drawn
in your favour as beneficiary and covered with HIGH
INSURANCE POLICY.
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that
you keep your winning information confidential until
your claims has been processed and your money remitted
to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program
by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from only Microsoft users from
over 20,000.00 companies and 3,000,000 individual
email addresses and names from all over the world.
To begin your lottery claim, please contact our agent
below that has been appointed for the processing of
your claim with the email address below:CONTACT NAME: Mr Adams StockwinCITY/ COUNTRY: London, United Kingdom.
TEL: +447031943164FAX: +447031943164Note that all winning must be claimed not later than
10days of receiving this notification. After this date
all unclaimed, funds will be included in the next stake.Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications please remember to quote your WINNING
NUMBER and AGENT NUMBER in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do
inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff
and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically
disqualified.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs Carolina Blakes
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Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners
will result to disqualification.
This E-mail message (including attachments, if any) is
intended for the use of the individual or entity to
which it is addressed and may contain Information that
is privileged, proprietary, confidential and exempted
from disclosure.
If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified
that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this
communication is strictly prohibited
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