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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 ONLINE LOTTERY" <i2005lottery@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 20:42:56 +0000
Subject: YOUR WINNING NOTIFICATION.
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#1016 ) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday
17th September 2005.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:
, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e match 6
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £2,634,670.00(Two Million Six Hundred and Thirty-four Thousand six Hundred and Seventy Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of £5,269,340.00 shared amongst the Two (2) lucky winner in this category i.e Match 1 .
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, 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 £2,907,257.00(Two Million Nine Hundred and Seven Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Seven pounds sterling) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.Our European agent will immediately commence the process 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 till 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.We also like to acknowledge our sponsors post bank of the netherlands,Fedex,DHL,UPS,Swift Courier Express,Western Union.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Mr. Henry Roberts
Tel: +44 703 184 7549
Fax: +44 709 286 4059
claimsverification_dept@computermail.netCall anytime within the hour of 8.30am-6.00pm mondays to fridays uk time
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
MRS.SUSAN GREEN
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,Sweepstakes International Program
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