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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: "Uklottery Promo" <uklottery1_inc2005@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 14:53:53 +0000
Subject: YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED!!! CONGRATULATION
FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY INCORP, UK
3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool, L30 1RD
REF NO: MTL-L/200-334841
BATCH: 2005MJL-01
ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of
the uklottery E-MAIL MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY PROGRAMS held on the 20TH OF
August 2005.
Your company or your personal e-mail address is attached to
winning number 20-30AUG-2005-02MTL, with serial number S/N-00179 drew the
lucky numbers 887-13-865-37-10-83, and consequently won in the first lottery
category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of GBP
2,000,000.00 POUNDS in cash credited to file REF NO: MTL-L/200-334841 This
is from total prize money of GBP 14,000,000.00 POUNDS, shared among the
seven
(7) international winners in this category.
All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot
system drawn form 21,000 names, 3,000 names from each continent, as part
of International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, which is conducted once in
every four years for our prominent MS WORD users all over the world, and
for the continues use of E-mail. We are sorry to let you know that our site
is still under construction,as we are updating our site and our windows
2005.
Your fund has been deposited in an escrow account with our affiliate
bank here in UK, and insured with your REF NO: MTL-L/200-334841 and your
E-mail address, Please note that, you are to contact us via email as we
are promoting the use of E-mail,You have the right to call the bank, as
we will provide you with the necessary details on how to claim your prize.
You are to keep your ref. number and batch number from the public,until
you have been processed and your money remitted to your personal account.We
hope with your prize,you will be happy to promote the use of E-mail and
the use of MS WORD.
To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims
department by email for processing and remittance of your prize money
to you. Your assigned claims officer contact email is:
Name: JOSEPH ADAMS
E-mail:jadams_2002@yahoo.co.uk
He is to assist you in claiming your due prize. Remember, all prize money
must be claimed not later than the 20th of September, 2005. All funds not
claimed
on or before the fixed date will be penalized accordingly.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all
correspondences with your claims officer.
Sincerely,
Mrs. VERONICA JONES
For UKLOTTERY INCORP UK;
Any winner below the age of 18years is automatically disqualified
NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims officer
immediately.
SPONSORS:
CHIEF SPONSOR;
MICROSOFT CO-OPERATIONS UK,
MICROSOFT CO-OPERATIONS ASIA, ALPHA PRIVATE
BANK UK.
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