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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: "CONGRATULATIONS!!! BRITISH LOTTERY" <british_lotterywinners@msn.com>
Reply-To: british_lotteryaward3@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 08:52:52 +0000
Subject: BRITISH LOTTERY (YOU HAVE JUST WON 500 THOUSAND POUNDS IN THIS MONTH`S PROMO)
BRITISH LOTTERY
14 FRATON ROAD
FULHAM, LONDON
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/02/SHYN
Batch: 12/25/0034
WINNING NOTIFICATION
Dear Mr/Mrs/Sir/Madam:
We happily announce to you the draw of the British Lottery International
programs held on the 13th December London. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number:564 75600545 188 with Serial number 5388/02 drew
the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7, which subsequently won you the lottery
in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of £ 500,000.00GBP (Five Hundred Thousand Great Britian Pounds Sterlling)
in cash credited to fileKPC/9080118308/02/SHYN. This is from a total cash
prize of £10.000,000.00GBP shared amongst the first Twenty (20) lucky winners
in this category.All participants were selected randomly from 'World Wide Web' site through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This
promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised
to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is
processed and money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit
to claim your prize. This is a part of our precautionary measure to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous
elements.Note that all claims process and clearance procedures must be duly completed
early to avoid impersonation arising to the issue of double claim. To avoid
unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers
in any correspondences with us or our designated agent in the 2nd category,you
are advised to keep this notice to yourself because we shall not be responsible
for any divert of funds as a result of you disclosing your lottery award
details,I hereby advice you to report to british_lotteryaward6@yahoo.com
within 48hours of reading this mail.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Teresa Cole
AFRO-ASIAN Zonal Coordinator.
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