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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: "BTL INTERNATIONAL" <btlinternational@msn.com>
Reply-To: lawarencesprings@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 21:45:24 +0000
Subject: Seasonal Winnings
The British International Lottery
P O Box 1010Liverpool, L70 1NLUNITED KINGDOM(Customer Services)Ref: BNL/491OXI/04Batch:12/25/0304Ticket No: 546 75600545 – 188Serial No.5388 /02WINNING NOTIFICATIONWe happily announce to you the draw (#1027) of the British InternationalLOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on 12th of November , 2005.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 546 75600545 – 188 withSerial number .5388 /02 drew the lucky numbers: which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd categoryi.e match 5 plus bonus.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $2,500,000.00( Two Million Five and Hundred Thousand Dollars ) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of $15,000,000.00 shared amongst the firstSix ( 6 ) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.All participants for the online version were selected randomly fromWorld Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted fromover 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listedonline.This promotion takes place weekly.Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Europeanbooklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your playcoupon.In view of this, your $2,500,000.00 (Two million and Five Hundred thousand Dollars) would be released to you by any of our payment offices inEurope.Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitatethe release of your funds as soon as you contact him.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning informationconfidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted toyou in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming andunwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:Mr. Lawarence SpringsEmail: lawarencesprings@yahoo.co.ukTel: +447031909194Fax: 448715048102Goodluck from me and members of staff of the BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.Yours faithfully,Richard K. LloydOnline coordinator for BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY,Sweepstakes International Program.0841 288 8100Open 7 days 8am-11pm.
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