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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: "Wilson Jane" <lotto5_lotto5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: john_perro01@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 05:43:04 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!
FROM THE DESKTOP OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD,
DEPARTMENT/AWARD NOTIFICATION.
LONDON PRIZE
AWARD DEPT.
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM.
Dear Sir/Madam
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Program Organized
by the UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
Your e-mail address attached to Ticket Number: KL-256413 with Serial Number:
KL-122, Batch Number: KL-95, Ref :Number: KL-9318 and drew Lucky Numbers
5-1-8-11-4-22. This consequently won in the 1st category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump
sum of US$2,500,000.00 (Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States
dollars).
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money
Remitted to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
over 40,000 company and 20,000,000 individual email addresses and
names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place every
year.
This lottery was promoted and sponsored by the UKLOTTER INTERNATIONAL.
Your fund is now available for claim, and has now been
deposited with our paying bank. Please know that we have five different
payment centres in Asia, Africa, Europe and America depending on where our
computer zoning system will zone you for your Endorsement/Fund
Release process.
To begin your claim, please contact our finance source
department (FSD) for due processing and remittance of your prize money to a
designated account of your choice. Remember that all prize money must be
claimed not later than two weeks after notice. After this date,
all unclaimed funds will be returned.
In view of the above, you are hereby requested to contact this office,
Contact Person: JOHN PERRO
Email:john_perro01@yahoo.co.uk
For further instruction and subsequent release of your fund. Please send us
by email attachment your personal details using the attached form (PAYMENT
FORM doc.)
below.
PAYMENT VERIFICATION FORM
FIRST NAME: --------------------------------------------
LAST NAME:
-----------------------------------
MIDDLE NAME: -----------------------------------------
SEX: -------------------------
STATE OF ORIGIN: ----------------------------
NATIONALITY: ---------------------
AGE: --------
OCCUPATION: ---------------------
POSITION: ----------------------
TEL: ------------------------
FAX: -------------------
EMAIL: ------------------------
BATCH NUMBER: --------------------
REF: ------------------
LUCKY NUMBER: ---------------------
NEXT OF KING: ------------------------------------
OUR EMAIL: -----------------------
Thanks Once again accept our congratulations
and we look forward to hearing from you soon, Congratulation once again.
Yours Sincerel.
Wilson Jane
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