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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: "BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION" <international@ukwinnerszone.org>
Reply-To: martin_harry_05@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:36:02 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!
NATIONAL LOTTERY UK-LOTTO Headquarters: Customer Service Ref: SGIL/763276/03 Batch: 074/05/ZY3 . 17 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 17 Sept 2005 in AMSTERDAM HOLLAND. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:09-21-23-31-40-46-08,with Serial number 5073-11 drew the lucky numbers: 09-21-23-31-40-46-08,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 £5,269,340.00{FIVE MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTYNINE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND FOURTY
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:martin_harry_05@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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