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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: "notification-officer notification-officer" <notification-officer01@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 03:39:49 +0000
Subject: NOTIFICATION
The National Lottery
EURO MILLIONS PROMO/PRIZE:DEPARMENT
Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1, Ireland(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:
Dear Lucky Winner,
RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING
NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to notify you the draw of the EURO MILLIONS
PROMO/PRIZE:DEPARMENT Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program
held on Wednesday July 13, 2005.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
a pool of over 25,000 names of distinguished professionals drawn from
Europe,America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, MiddleEast,parts of
Africa, and North & South America as part of our international
promotions programme conducted annually to encourage prospective
overseas entries. We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take
part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.
The result of our computer draw selected your name and email address
attached to eticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial number 5368/02
drew the lucky numbers:4,12,13,22,37,39 with lucky bonus number, which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e.5 1 star
Category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 1,350,000(One
Million, Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euro) in cash credited to
file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize shared amongst
the first Six (6) lucky winners in this category i.e.5+1 star Category
Your prize award has been insured in your name and is ready for claims.
To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously
contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery
Winners within a period of 21 days (date of this email inclusive) for
the processing of your winning and remittance to your designated bank
account after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily
dispensed with.
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
1,350,000(One Million, Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euro) would
be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.
Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated
period may be forfeited to the pool without further notice.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to
establish contact via email with the particulars presented below citing
the batch and reference numbers to this letter between the hours of
8.00am 7.30pm on Monday through Friday.
Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person: charlse steven
Email: admin@lottery-results-fiduciary.com
Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and
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.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,
Bertron Hill.
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