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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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From: "costumerservice uklotto" <costumerserviceuklotto@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: claimsagent_kstewart200@uk2.net
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 04:01:17 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION........................CONGRATULATIONS
The National LotteryP O Box 1010 Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM (Customer Services) Ref: UK/9420X2/68 Batch: 074/05/ZY369 Tel:+447031948402 WINNING NOTIFICATION........................CONGRATULATIONS We happily announce to you the draw (#992) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday 25TH JUNE,2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:15-23-27-38-44-49(bonus no.34), 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 £100,983 (one hundred thousand,nine hundred and eighty-three pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £1,817,694 shared amongst the eighteen (18) lucky winnersin 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, 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 £100,983 (one hundred thousand,nine hundred and eighty-three 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 make contact. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims 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 fiduciary agent: MRS KATARINA STEWART Email:claimsagent_kstewart200@uk2.net Yours faithfully, Richard K. Lloyd. Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International Program NATIONAL LOTTERY
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