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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: "Uk National Lottery" <uklottomanagement2005@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 19:45:27 +0000
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION !!!
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
BROOKTENTH HOUSE,
64-61 CHANDOS PLACE,
COVENT GARDEN,
LONDON,UK. WH2N 7LP.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT, REF NO: AG/TD997442718993 AND BATCH NO: 72/784/AHS
ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM,
RE/AWARD NOTIFICATION
WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY,3rd,September,2005,
OF WINNERS OF THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY HELD ON THE 3rd,September,2005,AS PART
OF OUR SECOND QUARTER OF THE YEAR BONANZA. YOU OR YOUR COMPANY, ATTACHED TO
TICKET NUMBER 295-2761-1853-279, WITH SERIAL NUMBER 1403-96 DREW THE LUCKY
NUMBERS 64-82-10-29-74-81, AND CONSEQUENTLY WON THE LOTTERY IN CATEGORY A.
YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED FOR A LUMP SUM PAY OUT OF GBP4,688,477.00
(FOUR MILLION, SIX HUNDRED AND EIGHTY EIGHT THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND
SEVENTY SEVEN GREAT BRITISH POUNDS). IN CASH CREDITED TO FILE
REFNO:AG/TD997442718993.
THIS IS FROM TOTAL PRIZE MONEY OF 14,065,431.00 GBP SHARED AMONG 3 WINNERS
IN THIS CATEGORY. ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED THROUGH A COMPUTER
BALLOTING SYSTEM DRAWN FROM 98,000 NAMES FROM MIDDLE EAST, ASIA, AFRICA,
SOUTH AMERICA, EUROPE ,NORTH AMERICA AND OCEANIA AS PART OUR INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS PROGRAM, WHICH IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
YOUR FUND IS NOW DEPOSITED WITH ALPHA GATE SECURITIES, DUE TO THE MIX UP OF
SOME NUMBERS AND NAMES, WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP THIS AWARD STRICTLY FROM PUBLIC
NOTICE UNTIL YOUR CLAIM HAS BEEN PROCESSED AND YOUR MONEY REMITTED TO YOUR
ACCOUNT. THIS IS PART OF OUR SECURITY PROTOCOL TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMING OR
UNSCRUPULOUS ACTS BY PARTICIPANTS OF THIS PROGRAM. WE HOPE WITH A PART OF
YOUR PRIZE, YOU WILL PARTICIPATE IN OUR END OF YEAR HIGH STAKES GBP1.1
BILLION INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
TO BEGIN YOUR CLAIM, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT;
MR.BARRIS MAXEN.
ALPHA GATE SECURITIES,
LONDON, UK.
EMAIL: barris.maxen@gmail.com
FOR DUE PROCESSING AND REMITTANCE OF YOUR PRIZE MONEY TO A DESIGNATED
ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE. REMEMBER, YOU MUST CONTACT ALPHA GATE SECURITIES,
NOT LATER THAN 14(FOURTEEN) DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF THIS NOTIFICATION. AFTER
THIS DATE, ALL FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED. ALL CORRESPONDENCES TO
MR.BARRIS MAXEN, EITHER BY FAX OR EMAIL, SHOULD HAVE THIS EMAIL SENT ALONG
WITH IT AND ALSO, YOUR FULL ADDRESS, YOUR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE AND YOUR
EMAIL ADDRESS TO WHICH THIS EMAIL IS SENT, SHOULD BE CLEARLY AND BOLDLY
WRITTEN IN YOUR RESPONSE TO YOUR CLAIMS AGENT.
NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAYS AND COMPLICATIONS, PLEASE
REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS IN EVERY ONE OF YOUR
CORRESPONDENCES TO ALPHA GATE SECURITIES. FURTHERMORE, SHOULD THERE BE ANY
CHANGE OF YOUR ADDRESS, DO INFORM YOUR CLAIMS AGENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
CONGRATULATIONS,ONCE AGAIN FROM ALL OUR STAFF AND THANK YOU FOR BEING PART
OF OUR PROMOTIONS PROGRAM.
SINCERELY,
MRS.MABON KELYN.
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
N.B. ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO
DISQUALIFICATION. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MAIL. CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS
AGENT
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