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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: "Angelina McCarran" <interlotto77@caramail.com>
Reply-To: interlotto66@netscape.net
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 16:53:26 -0700
Subject: Congratulations! You are a Jackpot winner!!!!!!!!!!
Internet lottery/ The Free Lotto Company
www.freelotto.com
Jackpot winner
Under the International Lottery and Swiss Lotto
UK HEAD OFFICE
Unit 7, Parkway Trading Est.,
Cranford La, Hounslow,
TW5 9QA
IRELAND BRANCH
Dublin 3
Dublin – Ireland
REF NUMBER: FL2/05/207152/UK/IE
BATCH NUMBER: 962901-PCF03
Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery
Winners International programs held on the 19th of
August 2005 all games promotion. Your e-mail address
attached to your lotto payment order
(i) Serial number: 45637-77UK/IE
(ii) Ticket number: GS56754/22/76UK/IE
(iii) Lotto code number: FL09622UK/IE
(iv) The file ref number: FL2/05/207152/UK/IE
The payment order (i)-(iv), which consequently won in the
1st category, you have therefore been approved for a lump
sum pay out of 2,500,000 (EUROS) (TWO MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep
your winning information confidential until your claims
have been processed and your money remitted to you. This
is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming
and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants. All participants were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies
and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names from
all over the world. This promotional program takes place
every year.
This lottery was promoted and sponsored by eminent
personalities like The Free Lotto Awards, Microsoft
Corporation, the Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers,
Mackintosh and a conglomeration of other international IT
companies. The free lotto 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. We look forward to your active
participation in our next year USD50 million slot.
To process your claim, please fill the form below and
contact our clearance office via the email address below:
***************************************************
Clearance officer: Mr. Graham Johnson
Email Address: interlotto77@netscape.net
**************************************************
Your fund can be release from either of the following
options and are required to choose the mode in which you
want your claim release to you.
1. International Bank Draft
2. Certified cheque
3. Wired transfer
If you choose option 3, you are require to provide your
account detail
Note that, all winnings must be claimed not later than one
month starting from today, failure to respond to this mail
before one months time from today, all unclaimed funds
will be null and void.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, remember to quote your reference number
and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore,
should there be any change of address do inform our agent
as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of
our promotional program.
NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF
YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE.
___________________________________________________
_
FORM
Internet lottery/ The Free Lotto Company
UK HEAD OFFICE
Unit 7, Parkway Trading Est.,
Cranford La, Hounslow,
TW5 9QA
IRELAND BRANCH
Dublin 3
Dublin - Ireland
www.freelotto.com
LOTTERY PAYMENT APPLICATION FORM
(To be completed by lottery winners only)
Ticket Number:
…………………………………………………………………
Reference Number:
…………………………………………………………………
Batch Number:
……………………………………………………………………
First Name:
………………………………………………………………………
……
Last Name:
………………………………………………………………………
……
Home Address:
……………………………………………………………………
Town/City:
…………………………………………………………………
Post Code:
…………………………………………………………………
Country:
…………………………………………………………………
Telephone (Home):
…………………………………………………………………
Mobile:
…………………………………………………………………
Fax (Private):
…………………………………………………………………
Fax (Office):
…………………………………………………………………
Email Address:
………………………………………………………………
Date of Birth:
………………………………………………………………………
Occupation:
………………………………………………………………………
…
Marital Status:
………………………………………………………………………
I.............................………hereby declare that the above
information are true and binding on me. If at any time it is
discovered that I have given false information, I will forfeit
my rights to my winnings.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs Angelina McCarran.
(Lottery Coordinator)
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
Please be informed that NON RESIDENTS of Ireland and
United Kingdom will be required to procure a Affidavits of
Lotto Claim/Court clearance certificate from the Court in
Ireland prior to award payment policy of
Organisers/European Gaming Board as required by the
Clearance office.
Please be aware that your Paying Authority wills Effect
Payment Swiftly upon satisfactory Report, Verifications
and validation provided by this Clearance Office.
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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