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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: vera white <verawhite@corriodesign.hu>
Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2005 12:53:42 +0200
Subject: FREE LOTTO COMPANY
THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY
The Marina Offices,
upon Tyne, NE6 1HX
England
Dear Winner,
We are please to announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the FreeLotto draw held on
the JUNE 2nd 2005. All 10 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of
50,000,000 international emails.Your email address emerged alongside 9 others as a category
2 winner in this year\'s Annual FreeLotto Draw.
Consequently,you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of 1,000,000 pounds (one
million pounds) only.The following particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:
(i) winning numbers: 37-13-43-85-67-11
(ii) email ticket number: FL754/22/76
(iii) lotto code number: FL09622UK
(iv) the file Ref number: FL/04/736207152/UK
Due to the mix up of some numbers and email, 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.
Please contact the underlisted claims officer as soon as possible for the immediate release
of your winnings:
Robert Kirton
Chief financial Director
The Freelotto Company
TEL:+447040106494
TEL:+447040117493
FAX:+448701308158
rkirton@xasamail.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 ROBERT KIRTON 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.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Sincerely,
Vera White
Promotions Manager
The Lotto company
UK & Europe.
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The FreeLotto Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation,the Intel
Group,Toshiba, Dell computers,Mckintosh and a conglomeration of other international
IT companies.The freelotto internet draw is held once in a year and is so organized to
encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.We are proud to say that over 200
Million Euros are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.
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We also encourage you to visit our website at www.freelotto.com and take your chance to
play and become part of our daily winners. Millions are won on a daily basis on one of the
world\'s most famous free lotto service.
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Corrio Design WebMail
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