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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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From: "uk lottery2006" <markoliver_esq10@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: markoliver_esq@myway.com
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 07:57:38 +0000
Subject: YOUR EMAIL HAS WON YOU A LOTTERY, CONGRATULATIONS!!!
BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION28 TANFIELD ROAD
CROYDON.LONDON
Ref: BTL/101OXI/02
Batch: 16/211/037414th November 2006
BTL NOTIFICATION DESKWe happily announce to you the draw (#954) of the BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on 1st November 2006Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: (13)-(43)-(06)-(15)-(02)-(40)bonus # (09).You are therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £450,000 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £1,350,000,00 shared amongst the first three (3) lucky winners in this category 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 bianually.Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our British booklet representative office in UK as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £450,000 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand pounds sterling) would be released to you by any of our courier department. Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him/her.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till 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. Please be warned !!!You are to fill the form below for security purpose for your winning to be transfered to you.FULL NAME:................PHONE NUMBER:.............REF NO:...................To file for your claim, please contact our claims agent:SIR MARK OLIVER (ESQ).(Claims Agent).E MAIL: markoliver_esq@london.comPhone: +44 703 1928172.+44 701 1147635.Goodluck from me and members of staff of the BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.Yours faithfully,JEAN CARTERDirector Online International Promotions Unit,
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