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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: britishcasinolotto13@walla.com
Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 14:20:27 +0000
Subject: !! NEWS!!!!!!!!!111
150 WESTMINSTER BUILDING,
SUIT 1044 ,EC1 3M
LONDON,ENGLAND.
Tuesday 26-07-2005
From Samuel John
Attn: Winner
REF NO: AGB/9800/1479701/02.
BATCH NO: 57214/6723/1
Attn: Winner
We happily announce to you the draw (#942) of the, online Sweepstakes
International program held on Wednesday 2nd of March 2005. It is yet
to be unclaimed and you are getting the final NOTIFICATION as regards
this.
This is to inform you on the release of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY held
Monday 11th of April 2005. Among the 129 participating finalist
playing 6000 full tickets in the fifth series, from a pool of
GBP9.000.000.00 (Nine million Great British Pounds) in cash, your email attached
to ticket number 525?€”11464992?€”750 with Serial number 760112-05 drew the
lucky numbers 09-14-23-24-31-41, which consequently won the lottery
prize in that category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum
payout of GBP4.700, 000.00 (FOUR MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND Great British Pounds)
in cash credited to file REF NO: AGB/9800/145701/02.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Our credit department has recently notified me that over the past three
months there was no winner form submitted, Due to the failed efforts to
communicate with you or your Agency taking care of your ticket.
Remember that the validity of the prizes is six 6 months after the draw
date, however an insurance company in England reverse the right to
place a bond on grand prize and second prize winners who won, on all
outstanding unclaimed GPB1,000.00 on each GBP100,000.00 imbedded prizes, in
order to give winners a second chance to make a claim.
Your fund is now deposited with a firm insured to your email, which are
responsible for handling and remittance of won prizes and funds until
they are accurately disbursed. Due to mixed up of some numbers and
emails, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your
claim has been processed and your money remitted to your nominated
account as this is a part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by
participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 250,000 emails from Asia, Australia, Africa,New Zealand, Europe and North America as part of our international promotions program, which we
conduct once every year. We hope that with a part of your prize, you
will take part in our end of year HIGHSTAKE GBP150,000,000.00 (One hundred and fifty Million Great British Pounds)
International lottery.
Since we don?€™t deal directly with the public to begin your claim, this
notice will be forwarded to our licensed and bonded European Agency
please contact me through this email:stephenokoh555@yahoo.com
The deadline for this notice is two weeks from today (date stated above). Non- remittance
compliance within this time period may result in disqualification and
insured prize will be forfeited to the insurance company or the
unclaimed funds are returned to the UK LOTTERY.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in your reply to the
email: stephenokoh555@yahoo.com,for me to know you actually recieved this mail
and also to show you are the winner.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once again from all
members of our staff we thank you for being a part of our promotions
program.
THIS IS OUR FINAL NOTICE.
Yours truly,
Samuel John
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