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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: "LOTTO ALERT LOTTO ALERT" <lottolottoalert1@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 11:27:16 +0000
Subject: WINNING ALERT
UK-LOTTO Headquarters:
The Marina Offices,
St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1HX
England
Customer Service
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
RESULT FOR CATEGORY "B" WINNER DRAWS
We happily announce to you the draw (#1006) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday 24th
of
September, 2005 in NEWCASTLE UNITED-KINGDOM.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:and Bonus Ball
(19,22,30,35,44,48.
Bonus Ball 03) 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 £92,462 (Nine hundred and two thousand,four hundred and sixty
two
British pounds sterling)in cash, credited to file ktu/9023118308/03.
This is
from a total cash prize of £1,664,316 , shared amongst the first
eighteen (18) lucky winners in this category
All participants for this 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 anually.
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 £92,462 (Nine hundred and two thousand,four
hundred
and sixty two British pounds sterling)will 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 receive 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, contact our claims agent below with the
following
information:
Ms Rose Clark
Email:roseclarl_claimsagent@yahoo.comTel:+44-7031 943 980
FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:........................
CONTACT ADDRESS:..................................
CITY/STATE:.......................................
COUNTRY:..........................................
NATIONALITY:......................................
SEX:.......................AGE:...................
MARITAL STATUS...................................
TEL NO:...........................................
NEXT OF KIN:......................................
ANNUAL INCOME:....................................
AMOUNT WON:.......................................
REFENCE NO:................BATCH NO:..............
LUCKY NO:..................TICKET NO..............
SERIAL NO:.................LOTTERY DATE:..........
Congratulations once again from all members and staff of this program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery programs.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Rose clark.Email:Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program
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information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from
unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the
intended
recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution or copying
of
this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in
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