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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: "George martins" <georgemartins@informationnation.org>
Reply-To: k_elvin27@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 03:22:58 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
NATIONAL LOTTERY
UK-LOTTO Headquarters:
Customer Service
Ref: SGIL/763276/03
Batch: 074/05/ZY3 .
16 Sept 2005
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
Dear lucky winner,
We happily announce to you the draw of the UK-National Lotto Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 16 Sept 2005 in AMSTERDAM
HOLLAND. Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number:26-47-19-26-47-74-46,with Serial number 5073-11 drew the lucky
numbers: 26-47-19-26-47-74-46 ,which subsequently won you the lottery in the
2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of BP
500,000.00{FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS} in cash credited to file
REF NO.SGIL/763276/03 .This is from a total cash prize of GBR
10,000,000.00{TEN MILLION GREAT BRITISH POUNDS} shared among the TWENTY
,shared amongst thefirst eight(8)lucky winners in this category. All
participants were selected randomly from
WorldWide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over
100,000 companies. This promotion takes place annually. Please note that
your lucky winning number fall within our European booklet representative
office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.In view of this, your
GBP500,000.00{FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS) would be released to you
by our payment office in Europe. Our European agent will immediately
commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you
contact him.Your prize awards has been insured in your names and ready for
claim. To begin your claims therefore, you are advised on final notice and
as a matter of urgency,to contact our licensed and accredited claim agent
for Overseas Lottery Winners for the processing of your prize awards winning
and payment to your designated bank account after all statutory obligations
have been concluded satisfactorily.
Contact thus:
CONTACT OUR FIDUCIARY AGENT,
Dr.MARTIN HARRY.
Email:drmartinharry@yahoo.co.uk.
Due to mixed up in some numbers and names and for the purpose of
confidentiality,be advised to keep this award notification as secret from
public notice until your claim has been processed and your prize money
remitted to your designated bank account as this is part of precautionary
measures to avoid double claim or misuse of this program by some social
miscreants.Hence, your prize awards winning is confidential as our winners
are at liberty to remain completely anonymous until payment is
effected.Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this
program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
MS. SUZAN ZICX
LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR
You can go to our online result site to confirm the value of your
winnings
and also get a prize breakdown:-
www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.
N.B:Please do not reply to this email box. Contact your agent
immediately.And if you have received this
communication in error,notify us immediately by email. Once again,i say
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
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