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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: "Marilyn Leigh" <ukpromo_awarddepartment@ukpromo2005.com>
Reply-To: claimsagent799@uk2.net
Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2005 16:58:36 +0000
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE

OVERSEAS SUBSCRIBERS AGENTS
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool , L30 1RD

http://www.uklotto.com/

REF: UKL/74-A0802742005


AWARD NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE


We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 3rd July,
2005, of winners of the UK LOTTO / INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 23rd
APRIL, as
part of our begining of year bonanza.

You or your company, attached to ticket number 22-1356-4096-988, with
serial number 3187-17 drew the lucky numbers 09-23-13-56-80-40, and
consequently won the lottery in the "A" category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of GBP
1,400,000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO. REF: UKL/74-A0802742005. This
is from
total prize money of GBP 7,000,000.00 shared among the FIVE (5)
international
winners in this category. All participants were selected through a
computer balloting system drawn from 30,000 names from Middle East,
Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe and North America and Oceania as part our
International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with our affiliate bank. 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.

We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of
year high stakes GBP 1.7 billion International Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent;

Mr. Boyd Michael
Overseas Subscribers agents,
claimsagent799@uk2.net
Tel: +44-703-194-6471


He will brief you on steps to be taken for due processing and
remittance of your prize money. Remember, you must contact him using his
mailing
address not later than two weeks after this date or funds will be returned
as
unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference number in every one of your
correspondences.

Ticket number: 22-1356-4096-988
Serial number: A069-07
Lucky numbers: 09-23-13-56-80-40
File REF NO. UKL/74-A0802742005
BATCH: 2005UKL-01

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.

Sincerely,

Mrs. MARILYN LEIGH
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY


N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the Winners will
result to disqualification. Any winner below the age of 18years is
automatically
disqualified.

NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims officer
immediately.

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