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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: "uk lottery winner" <nationalunionlottery.org@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 11:13:34 +0000
Subject: Notification.
Attn: Sir,
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
+447031955663
(8am-6pm)uk GMT TIME1
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (1012) of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program
held on Sat 12 November 05. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:03-06-07-17-30-34, and a bonus
number of 08 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
313,770 (Three hundred and thirteen thousand,seven hundred and
seventy
pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is
from a total cash prize of 1,882,620 shared amongst the (6) lucky
winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.
All participants for the 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 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 would 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 313,770 (Three hundred and
thirteen
thousand,seven hundred and seventy pounds sterling)
funds as soon as you contact him. 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.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
agent:
Mrs JUSTINA CLAY through email: mrsj_clay@yahoo.co.uk
You are advice to fill and summit this form to your fiduciary agent
Mrs
JUSTINA CLAY via her mail address as provided to you.
REFERENCE NUMBER: UK/9420X2/68
FULL NAME...............................................
COMPANY NAME: ...........................................
FULL ADDRESS:...........................................
SEX:.................................
AGE...................................
OCCUPATION.............................
TEL.......................FAX................. (If any)
COUNTRY................................
E-MAIL..................................
HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR LICENCE.............(identification on
delivery)
WINNING NUMBER....................................
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/ INDIVIDUAL:
.................................................................
.................................................................
................................................................
____________________________ ____________________________
Date.
Signature.
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Richard K. Lloyd.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
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