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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: notification@national-lottery.co.uk <uknationalinewins03@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2006 16:11:41 -0300
Subject: DRAW #1107....Congratulations,you are a winner
The NATIONAL LOTTERY
P O Box 1010
LIVERPOOL, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/260X2/68
Batch: 074/06/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#1107) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on Wednesday 2nd of August. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 07-17-27-30-33-39 and Bonus no 06 , which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $878,151 (Eight hundred and seventy eight thousand,one hundred and fifty one thousand Dollars) in cash credited to file NLK/9023118308/06.This is from a total cash prize of $7,903,359 shared amongst the (9) 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 bi-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 $878,151 (Eight hundred and seventy eight thousand,one hundred and fifty one thousand Dollars) would be released to you by any of our paying agents in Europe.
Your Fidicuary 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 have been 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, endeavour to fill the Claims Verification form below and send it to your fidicuary agent:
MR THOMAS KEANE
Email: thkeanefidagntuk@yahoo.co.uk
(Form HLP)
Ref: UK/260X2/68 Batch: 074/06/ZY369
VERIFICATION FORM
1.FULL NAMES:.................................................................
2.ADDRESS:.......................................................................
..........................................................................................
3.SEX:................................................................................
4.AGE:................................................................................
5.MARITAL STATUS:..........................................................
6.OCCUPATION:..................................................................
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:.............................................................
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:.......................................................
9. COUNTRY OF
RESIDENCE:...........................................................................10.LOTTO NUMBER:.............................
11.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:...............
...............................................................................................REMEMBER YOU ARE TO FILL THIS FORM AND SUBMIT BACK TO YOUR FIDICUARY AGENT
MR THOMAS KEANE
Email:thkeanefidagntuk@yahoo.co.uk
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Richard K. Lloyd.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
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