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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: E-LOTTERY <consultagent@zonai.com>
Reply-To: elottuk@swarmail.com
Date: 18 Oct 2006 02:42:19 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU WON E-LOTTERY
Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
E-LOTTERY WINNER
Ref: ITTL/34117HPG/GRCC
Draw No.: 2245
Category: 2D
Winning Number: 06 29 31 34 40 48 04
Batch Number: ATP/44863214257/3445328/563
Date: 18th October, 2006
!!!WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!
We happily announce to you the draws of the Jackpot Promotional Lottery Program sponsored by European Lotteries and held in The United Kingdom
on the 15th October, 2006 in which you and five (5) provisional winners were selected as winners under draw No. 2245. Due to mix up in some numbers and names the results of the draw were withheld and released today.
For the purpose of security you are therefore strongly advised to keep this award notification secret from public notice until your claim has been processed and your prize money paid as this is part of our security protocol to avoid duplicity of claims or misuse of this program by miscreants and hackers. Thus, your prize award winning is
confidential as our winners are at liberty to remain completely anonymous until payment is effected to the benefit of the beneficiary. Our staffs are sworn to
secrecy, so you will be the only one to know what you have won. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 08-04-33-38-BL-AU drew the lucky numbers: 05 32 44 45 50 01 07, which subsequently won you the lottery in Category 2D. All participants were selected randomly through computer ballot draw system and from 850,000 individuals and Companies as part of our international promotions program conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas entries. You have therefore been granted provisional approval to claim a total sum of £650,000.00 (Six Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Pounds only) as your winning prize.
This is from a total prize pool of £36,196,725.00 . All prize winnings are paid by cash. NO PRIZES WILL BE REISSUED AFTER THE 3RD NOVEMBER, 2006. For lucky winners, it is our standard practices to allocateaccredited claims agents for the processing of claim application and
payment of prize winnings to the benefit of beneficiaries after all modalities have been completed satisfactorily. To begin your claims therefore, you are advised on final notice and as a matter of urgency, to contact our
licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lucky Winners for the processing of your prize awards winning and payment after all statutory obligations have been concluded satisfactorily. Please fill the attached form and send it to the under-listed institution by fax or
email for your application to be submitted and processed for payment thus:
CONTACT:
MR. MIKE HOGAN,
FIRST REGENT CONSULTING LIMITED,
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.
Tel/Fax: +44-703-189-0791
Email: elottuk@swarmail.com
In line with this, your £650,000.00 will be paid to you upon confirmation and clarification by our claims agent who will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your winnings as soon as you
contact him. Do please quote your Draw, Reference and Winning numbers in any correspondence with our designated agent. Also include your telephone number(s) when contacting the agent.Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program and thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely yours,
Janet Hall(Ms.)
Results Coordinator.
N.B. Should there be any changes in address do inform our agent as soon as possible. Do not send your response to this e-mail account. Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
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EUROPEAN LOTTERIES
JACKPOT PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY
FIRST REGENT CONSULTING LIMITED,
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.
Tel/Fax: ++44-703-189-0791
Email: elottuk@swarmail.com
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APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM FORM
[FULL NAME OF WINNER]:................................................
ADDRESS]...............................................................
[COUNTRY/ REGION]:.....................................................
[STATE]................................................................
[DATE OF BIRTH].........../.............../.................
[SEX]..................................................................
[OCCUPATION]...........................................................
[CURRENT EMAIL]:.......................................................
[TEL/FAX]..............................................................
[MOBILE]...............................................................
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WINNING INFORMATION
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[TICKET NUMBER]:.......................................................
[YOUR REF NUMBER]:.....................................................
[PRIZE WON]:...........................................................
[DATE].................................................................
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CLAIMANT SIGNATORY DECLARATION
I..................................... Declare as the lotto prizewinner
that all information I have provided for my winning claims is true and correct information of myself. I agree with the OVERSEAS INTERNATIONAL lottery policy and regulation in line with my lottery claims.
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Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality and press anonymity. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims.
CONGRATULATIONS!
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