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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: "int lotto" <intlottowinner@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 23:59:06 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!
The uk National Lottery
Dear Winner,
WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION
We are officially informing you of the result of the Lottery Winners
International programs held on
the 1th of OUCTOBER, 2005 as part of our promotional programs for the year
2005. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number 77007742781005-18721 with reference number
414-3721060 drew
winning numbers 7-00-71-00-66-49 and credited to batch number 121cfc, which
consequently won
in the 3rd category via our electronic ticket as stated above. You have
therefore been approved for
a pay out of £1,800,000.00 (One Million Eight Hundred Thousand
Pounds).(3,245,474.64 USD)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Total funds have now been deposited and insured with our affiliate security
firm for transfer into
your nominated bank account either by means of wire transfers through any of
our correspondent
banks or any other means suitable to you. We also advice that you keep your
winning information
very confidential as our security policy demands to avoid double
claims/impersonation and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some individuals.
All participants were selected through a random computer ballot system drawn
from over 800,000
company and 1,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the
world. This
promotional program takes place annually and we hope with part of your
winning you will take part
in our next year £20 Million Pounds International Lottery. To file for your
claim, you will be
contacting our accounts department authorized to verify and process your
claims for your total
payment (You will receive more information upon your acknowledgment of this
email).
This lottery is promoted and sponsored by software corporations and other
private organizations
to help individuals generate fortunes which would encourage them to expand
their business
frontiers thereby creating more opportunities and assisting with
humanitarian concerns within
their immediate environment. Please Note that winnings must be claimed not
later than 30th of
NOVEMBER, 2005. After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in our
subsequent program
coming up later in 2005. In order to avoid complications always quote your
reference number in all
correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform us as soon as
possible.
Congratulations from our organization and thank you for being part of our
promotional
program.please contact our fiduciary agent
With kind regards
DON WILSON
INTERNATIONAL ADMINISTRATOR
Phone:(0044) 7031948389
Fax:(0044) 870 3890 415
Email: donwilson01@yahoo.com or int_ltt@yahoo.com
FREE LOTTERY PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.
Address: 74 CRANBOUNE ROAD
CITY, STATE, ZIP: LIVERPOOL,
UNITED KINGDOM
www.freelottery.org.uk
N.B: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified from this
program.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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