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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: "IRISH LOTTERY" <irishlotto_31@msn.com>
Reply-To: markponfa101@mixmail.com
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 01:42:41 +0000
Subject: IRISH LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION.
IRISH GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED IRISH WEB LOTTERY IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF (Registration Z720633X). The Irish Lottery 47 Meadow Vale, Sligo, Ireland. Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/05 Batch: R3/A312-59We are pleased to announce to you the draw of the IRISH LOTTERY PROGRAMME online Sweepstakes International Program held on SATURDAY 14th OCTOBER 2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/05 drew the lucky number: 22 which subsequently won the LOTTO PLUS 1 prize. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 350,000.00 pound sterlings(Three hundred and fifty Thousand pound sterlings) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/05 of Irish Lottery.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from theWorld Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over100,000 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 playcoupon. In view of this, your 350,000.00 pound sterlings would be released to you by anyof our payment offices in Europe(UK).
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Agent Mark Ponfa. Email:markponfa101@mixmail.com TEL:+447031941960
That way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than One month. After this date all funds will be returned to the LOTTERY TREASURY as unclaimed. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavor to quote your Reference Number(LSUK/2031/8161/05) and Batch Number (R3/A312-59) in every correspondencewith your agent.Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
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. Good luck from me and members of staff of the IRISH LOTTERY. Yours faithfully, MR BRAIN HUNT. Online Co-ordinator for IRISH LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKE PROGRAMME 2005
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