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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: "Uk National lottery" <ukl010@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 18:58:43 +0000
Subject: AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION
at
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY (HEADQUARTERS)
An Affiliate of Uk national lottery.
PO Box 17,
Kemps ford GL7 4WZLondon.FROM: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
TICKET NUMBER: 74454334
SERIAL NUMBER: 144-77584
BATCH NUMBER: BT-4488475121PDRAWS NUMBER:
AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION:We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited results of the UK NANTIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION held on the 1ST OCTOBER 2006. You were entered as dependent clients with: Reference SERIAL NUMBER: 144-66584 and Batch number BT-4488475121P.Your email address attached to the ticket number: 74454774 that drew the lucky winning number, which consequently won the sweepstake in the first category, in four parts. You have been approved for a payment of 500,000.00 EUROS (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS.) in cash credited to file reference number:IPL/4249859609/WP1.This is from a total cash prize of five million euros shared among the ten international winners in first categories.
AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATIONAll participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 50,000 (Fifty thousand) names of email users around the world, as part of our international promotion program. Due to mix up of some names and addresses, we ask that you keep this award personal, till your claims have been processed and your funds remitted to you. This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other participants or impersonators, you are contact our accredited agent for your claim.PHONE: +44 (0) 871 504 5567+44 (0) 701 113 7448He is your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer of your winnings to you. YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS Z-90237-Y°67/U4 (keep personal) Remember, your winning must be claimed not later than (30TH OCTOBER 2006).
Failure to claim your fund will be added to next 10,000.000 euros lottery promotion. Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Once again, Congratulations.
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