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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "uklotto_online01" <uklotto_online01@terra.com.mx>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 20:36:12 -0600
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION:(KLATT)
UK-ONLINE-LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS:
Customer Service
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
# 13 Beach Pkw,Princess Dolly Carlin Towers
Manchester,United Kingdom.
Email Address;uklotto_onlin@yahoo.co.uk
OR
uklotto_onlins@yahoo.co.uk
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw of the UK-ONLINE-LOTTERY
International programs held on the (19th of April, 2006) in MANCHESTER, UK. Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial number: 5368/02 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file ktu/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of US $5 Million dollars, shared among the first Ten (10) 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 websites.
This promotion takes place annually, Please note that your lucky winning category # :two(2) falls within our West African booklet representative office in Africa from the five booklet rep (london,sydney,seoul,lagos,athlanta) as indicated in your play coupon.In view of this, your US$500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) would be released to you by our payment office in europe.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process 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 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 by some unscrupulous elements.Please be warned.
To fill out your claim form, acknowledge this winning notification and contact our fudiciary agent in charge of category two(2) winners who will then get back to you with the form,below is his name and email contact:
MR. mack logan
Email: mack_logan24@myway.com
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
TINA .P. SHAW.
UK Online Web Lottery Co-ordinator
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