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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: "admin@freelotto.co.uk" <admin@freelotto.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 23:24:23 +0100
Subject: Notification!
Re: Award Notification
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of your selection as one of
the five winners of the promotional Free Lotto Sweepstakes held recently as
part of our EXPERIMENTAL BONANZA. You have therefore been approved for a lump
sum pay out of 900,000.00 British Pounds (Nine Hundred thousand British Pounds
only).
We in the Free Lottery Sweepstakes is by this program,Launching our model
computer balloting lottery draws, developed and designed to satisfy the
cravings of the ever-growing number of participants in our various lottery
programs.With funds accrued exclusively from previous draws, payouts to all
winners are guaranteed and will be transferred in record time.
After randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an initial database of
300,000 emails all participants were selected through a computer ballot
system from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and South
America as part our International Promotions Program, which was conducted in
view of launching ourselves into the Sweepstakes Industry Worldwide and
zoning all participants by their respective continents from across the
globe,we produced an extensive list from which you have emerged as one of the
winners of the Grand Draw prize.
You are to contact our agents by email or fax within a week of receiving this
notice. Please find full contact details below:
Mr.Ian Reed
Alphaconsult Ltd
United Kingdom
Email:ianreed@spymac.com
Telephone lines(Working hours only,U.K Time) :
44 703 194 5056
44 703 194 6945
44 703 194 0089
44 703 194 0696
FaxLine : 448701277461
448701347673
448701674557
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences
with your claims agent
Ref No: AFSL/HTF/12-F892697954
Batch No:74-263-BBN
Zonal Draw No: GMLA2-003
Grand Draw No: 12099
N.B:Steps to claiming your prize;
1.Winners will be required to pay 620 British pounds only or its equivalent in
your local currency as fee before claiming their prize for the processing and
handling of award by an agent if they are unable to be physically present
2.Winners should send to claim officer account details
or address where they want their prize paid or sent to.
3.Winners must send their names,address,telephone
number and means of identification (international passport or
drivers licence)to claim officer, via email or fax, to
process the immediate payment of your prize.
Congratulations once again.
Sincerely,
Ms Freda Logan,
Freelotto Ltd
PO Box 42o
Peterborough
PE3 8XH
United Kingdom
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a daily basis on one of the world's most famous free
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