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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: Universal Lotto Promo <ulpl03@zipmail.com.br>
Date: 09 Sep 2006 15:45:09 -0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!
UNIVERSAL E-MAIL LOTTERY PROMOTION
THE RIDGE WAY LONDON UNITED KINGDOM
FROM:UNIVERSAL AWARD DEPT.
REF: SUN/2010-968091/03
BATCH: 54/010/IPD
DATE: 09/09/2006
RE: EMAIL WINNING CONFIRMATION NOTICE
We are glad to inform you that your E-mail address appears as
the confirmed Winner of our last UNIVERSAL email lottery
program held on the 15TH OF AUGUST 2006.Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number 20675543256-786 with Serial number
3765-75 drew lucky numbers 7-12-18-24-32-45,which Consequently
won in the 2nd category,you have therefore been approved For a
lump sum
payment of US$1,000.000.00 United State
Dollars.dollars{US$1,000.000.00}.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
This promotional program takes place every year. All
participants were selected through a computer ball system drawn
from over 100,000 companies and 50,000,000 individual email
addresses and names from all over the world.
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please
remember to que your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence.We ask that you keep your winning information
confidential until your claims has been processed and your
money remitted to you. Remember all winnings must be claimed
not later than 20TH of SEPTEMBER 2006. After this date all
unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.To file for
your claim or for further details, please contact our Claims
Agent Dr Ross Combs on +44 704 010 2929 at
2006claimsagent@gmail.com
In respect of our committment towards helping the less
previledge,we ask that you voluntarily contribute 1% of your
Global winnings to any charity organization you desire at your
convinience. Congratulations once more from our members of
staff.
Mrs. Anita O'Sullivan
Global Winning co-ordinator.
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.
Any lottery double claim dedected by our monitoring committee
will lead to the United Kingdom Universal Promo lottery
cancelling the winnings,making a loss for both the real
winner,and the fake (intended) claimer.
WARNING!!! ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY KIND OF
TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS SHOULD BE FORWARD TO THIS BOX IMMEDIATELY
THIS WILL HELP US TO FIGHT SCAM AND LOTTERY IMPOSTERS .THANK
YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.
Follow this link to sign up:
http://action.angelides.com/angelides2006/join.html?rk=F7Aegk6qRHiG
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