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Fraud email example:
From: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY" <bradshawkings_01@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:26:59 -0500
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION CONGRATULATION
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IPDDear Winner,
We happily announce to you the draw (#1072) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online International program held onSaturday 28th April 2006.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with
Serial number 5368/03 drew the lucky numbers: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 £645,832 (six hundred and fourty five thausand eight hundred and thirty two Great Britain Pounds Sterlings) in cash credited to file XYL /26510460037/05 .This is from a total cash prize of £1,731,240 (One million,seven hundred and thirty one thousand,two hundred and fourty Great Britain pound sterlings) shared amongst the (4) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.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 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 £645,832 (Six hundred and fourty five thousand,eight hundred and thirty two Great Britain Pounds Sterlings) 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 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 and unwarranted abuse of this program.Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our claims agent:Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Mr. TERRY PHILS.
Email:uknational_lotto_11@yahoo.comTel:+447024052599.Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to establish
contact via e-mail with the particulars presented above citing the batch
and reference numbers to this letter.Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and
press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so
desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of
confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems
associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary
measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.Yours faithfully,Mr.Brain Hunt
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,Warning!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be using National Lottery, but are not from The National Lottery.PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO: CUSTOMER CARE/COMPLAINTS DEPT:uknationallottery_customercare@yahoo.com
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