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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: "UNITEDKINGDOM ONLINELOTTERYCOORDINATOR" <adminstrator_110@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 16:27:56 +0100
Subject: UK LOTTERY RESULTS RELEASED"X1,000,000 AWARDED TO YOU "FILE FOR YOUR CLAIMS"
United kingdom on-line Lottery International
Brookmount House,
62-65 Chandos Place,
Covent Garden,
London, WC2N 4LP
(Customer Services) Date:29rd June, 2006 WINNING NOTIFICATION Ref: UKL/04210X2/65
Batch: 0741/060/GY369
Dear Winner, We happily announce to you the draw (#1086) of the UK ON-LINE NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on the 26th of June 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 05 . 08 . 12 . 24 . 28 . 31 Winning Numbers Breakdown Bonus Ball [22] 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 lump sum of £1,000,000 (One Million Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file GKH/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £20,000,000 shared amongst the first four (20) 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 £1,000,000 (One Million 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___________________________________ Occupation___________________________________NB: FILL AND RETURN THE FORM TO THE CONTACTS BELOW; Overseas Claims Unit United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary Mr.David Rooney, Email:denzlugard_68@yahoo.co.uk 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, James Sylvester. Online coordinator for UKON-LINE 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.*If you have received any other message of this kind,for security reasons endevour to state/foward to your Foriegn Service Manger(Mr David Rooney)when completing your claims form.This measures are taken to stop the abuse of this programme by un-know Internet Fraud Stars. Copyright © 1994-2006 The UK On-Line National Lottery Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines
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