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Fraud email example:
From: "UK LOTTERY" <brianhunt_game5@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:28:41 +0000
Subject: CLAIM YOUR FUNDS!!!
The National Lottery P O Box 1010 Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM (Customer Services) Date:13th June, 2006 WINNING NOTIFICATION Ref: UK/9420X2/68 Batch: 074/05/ZY369 Dear Winner, We happily announce to you the draw (#1091) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held 7th June, 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 06 . 09 . 11 . 14 . 33 . 48.Winning Numbers Breakdown Bonus Ball [31] which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £250,000 (Two hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £1,000,000 shared amongst the first four (4) 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 play coupon. In view of this, your £250,000 (Two hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterlings) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe. Our European agent will immediately commence theprocess to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential your claim 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 fill the form given below and contact our claims agent whose details are given below ;FILL THE FORM BELOW Name___________________________________ Age_____________________________________ Sex_____________________________________ Age______________________________________ Marital Status_____________________________ Tel/Fax___________________________________ Address___________________________________ Annual Income_____________________________ NB: FILL AND RETURN THE FORM TO THE CONTACTS BELOW; Overseas Claims Unit United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary Mr.Ian Hilton, Email:ianhilton_claims01@hotmail.com Once your verification form is completely filled and returned our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented above citing the batch and reference numbers to this letter. Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceedings and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY. Yours faithfully, Brian Hunt Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, Sweepstakes International Program. Open 7 days 8am-8pm CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. Copyright © 1994-2006 The UK National Lottery Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines
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