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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: "SUSAN MOORE" <susan_moore147@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: lotoclaimsagent_mark@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:11:06 +0000
Subject: NOTICE FROM UK NATIONAL LOTTERY!!!!
The National Lottery P O Box 1010 Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM (Customer Services) Beware Of Scam Mails. Ref: UK/9420X2/68 Batch: 074/05/ZY369 NOTIFICATION..............CONGRATULATIONS. We happily announce to you the draw (#1048) of the UKNATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on Friday 16th of February.2007. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:(13)-(08)-(14)-(19)-(28) -(29) (48) bonus # (06), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £100,983(One hundred thousand nine hundred and eighty three pound sterlings) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £2,120,643.00 shared amongst the twenty-one (21) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus! bonus. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from WorldWide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. Thispromotion takes place weekly. Please note that your lucky number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £100,983(One hundred thousand nine hundred and eighty three pound sterlings) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your 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 unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.Please note; You are hereby advice to send the asign fiduciray Agentdetails below for Processing of your Claims; (1) FULL NAMES (2) FULL ADDRESS (3) NATIONALITY (4) DATE OF BIRTH (5) OCCUPATION (6) WINNING EMAIL (7) TELEPHONE NUMBER (8) DATE OF WINNING (9) SEX (10) TOTAL AMOUNT WON (11) MARITAL STATUS.. PLEASE INDICATE MODE OF PAYMENTS,BANK TRANSFER,COURIER DELIVERY ETC. To file for your claim, please contact the processing agent; Mr. Mark Wallace Tell:+44 701 114 9032 +44 702 409 4708 Email:lotoclaimsagent_mark@yahoo.co.ukYours faithfully, SUSAN MOORE Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International Program NATIONAL LOTTERY.
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