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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: "Rev.William Paul" <web.notice.09@atmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 19:17:16 +0100
Subject: Customer Services
The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool,L70 1NL United Kingdom.(Customer Services)
Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IPDWINNING NOTIFICATION:We happily announce to you the draw (#1116) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY online Sweepstakes International program held on 13,NOV. 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with Ref number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:![]()
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e match 6. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of #1,500,000(one million five hundred thousand great British pounds sterling ) in cash credited to file XYL /26510460037/05.
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This is from a total cash prize of #10,000,000 (Ten Million Pounds Sterlings) shared amongst the (10) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 6. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system machine AMETHYST and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associatons 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 great British pounds sterling) would be released to you by any of our payment offices 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 unwarranteed abuse of this program. PLEASE BE WARNED!!!NOTEDo not reply to this mail. You are to contact your claims processor
immediately by email.
WARNING!!!
ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS
SHOULD BE
FOWARDED TO YOUR CLAIMS PROCESSOR IMMEDIATELY, THIS WILL HELP US TO
FIGHT SCAM
AND LOTTERY IMPOSTERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.To file for your claim kindly fill this Verification form below correctly and send it to the fiduciary department agent for instant payment.Fiduciary Agent: BARR. FLENZ DONNELOFFICE EMAIL:claims_agents@myway.comPhone number: +44 70 111 36150Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERYYours faithfully,
REV.Paul WilliamOnline coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International
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