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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 world lottery" <info@uknationalpromotionworld.net>
Reply-To: stevecob@excite.com
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 12:42:45 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS(WINNING NOTIFICATION)
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Date:6th september 2005
WINNING NOTIFICATION:Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IPD
Dear Winner,
We happily announce to you the draw (#990) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held 6th,september 2005.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with
Serialnumber 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 04-07-26-41-42-49 (bonus no 37) 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 £178,226 (One Hundred And Seventy Eight Thousand Two Hundred And Twenty Six Pounds Sterlings) in cash credited to file XYL /26510460037/05 .
This is from a total cash prize of £1,782,260 (One Million Seven Hundred And Eighty Two Thousand Two Hundred And Sixty Pounds Sterlings.) shared amongst the (10) 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,associatons and corporate bodies that are listed online.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000unions,associations,and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.
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 £178,226 (One Hundred And Seventy Eight Thousand Two Hundred And Twenty Six Pounds Sterlings) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.Our European agent will immediately commence theprocess to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential 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 claims agent:
Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Mr.STEVE JACOBSEmail:stevecob@excite.com
Tel:+447031915437
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and
release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to establish
contact via e-mail with the particulars presented above citing the batch
and reference numbers to this letter.
press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so
desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of
confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems
associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary
measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.Yours faithfully,Brian Hunt
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,
Sweepstakes International Program.
Open 7 days 8am-8pm
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