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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: "GLORIA HART" <info-ukonlineprizedept@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2005 18:27:01 -0800
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
--NOTIFICATION DESK
20 A'BECKETS AVENUE
ALDWICK, BOGNOR REGIS,
WEST SUSSEX, PO21 4LX
UNITED KINGDOM
Ref: UK/9420X2/688
Batch: 074/05/ZY369UKONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK
We happily announce to you the draw (#996) of the UNITED KINGDOM
HIGHSTAKE ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International
program held on 2ND AUGUST 2005.Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:
(07)-(20)-(22)-(23)-(34)-(37)bonus # (38).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 £500,000 (Five
hundred thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file
TU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of £2,000,000,00 shared amongst the
first four (5) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.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 bimonthly.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 £500,000 (five hundred thousand pounds sterling)
would be released to you by any of our security firm.Our agent will
immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds
as soon as you contact him/her.
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 security/fiduciary agent:
**************************************************************
Mr.George Collins
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT MANAGER
e-SECURITY AND FINANCE UK.
Contact email:georgecollins_etrust@yahoo.co.uk
*************************************************************
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK-ONLINE INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKE UK.CONGRATULATIONS!!!
At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,
Gloria Hart
Lottery Co-Ordinator.
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