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Fraud email example:
From: "uknotification lotterypromo"
<uklotterysweeptakenote1@unitedkingdomsweeptakesnotification.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 18:20:03 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#994 ) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday 02 Jul 05.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 08-25-33-35-38-40(bonus no.7), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category
i.e match 5 plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £147,516(one Hundred And Forty Seven Thousand Five Hundred And Sixteen Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of £1,770,192 shared amongst the
first twelve(12)lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5.
Draw 994 Sat 02 Jul 05.
NUMBER OF MATCHES No OF WINNERS £s PER WINNER TOTAL Match 6 0 £5,753,161 £5,753,161 Match 5 plus bonus 12 £147,516 £1,770,192 Match 5 475 £2,329 £1,106,275 Match 4 27601 £88 £2,428,888 Match 3 547546 £10 £5,475,460 Totals 575634 £16,533,976
Additional Information
Jackpot winner(s) 3 Machine used for Draw PEARL Winners by Lucky Dip 220604 Ball set used 1.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from
World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from
over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are
listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play
coupon.In view of this, your £147,516 (one Hundred And Forty Seven Thousand Five Hundred And Sixteen Pounds Sterling)Would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming
and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
MR.Barry Wood.
Email: lotteryclaimsdepartment@claimsagentbarrywood.com
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Richard K. Lloyd
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,Sweepstakes International Program.
Open 7 days 8am-11pm.
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