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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: claimsdepartment_101@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 04 May 2007 03:59:17 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION CONGRATULATION YOUR EMAIL HAVE WON
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw (P479) of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program
held on May 2th 2007.Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the
lucky numbers: which subsequently won you the lottery in
the 2nd category.You have therefore been approved to claim a
total sum of £600,000 (Six hundred and fifty thousand
pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of
£1,000,000 shared amongst the first Four (4) 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 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 £600,000 (Six hundred and fifty thousand
pounds sterlings)would be released to you by any of our
payment offices in Europe.
Our European agent will immediately commence theprocess 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 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.
This is part ) of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claims and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be
warned. To file for your claim, please contact our
fiduciaragent with your complete details:
(1)COMPLETE LEGAL NAMES:
(2)CURRENT CONTACT ADDRESS/TELEPHONE:NUMBERS:
(3)OCCUPATION:
(4)REFERENCE/BATCH/DRAW NUMBERS:
To file for your claim, please contact our fiducial agent:
Mr. Russell Weaver
E-mail:claimsdepartment_101@yahoo.com.hk
Phone:+44-703-590-0409
Phone:+44-704-570-5554
CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Brian Hunt
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program. Copyright © 1994-2007.
The UK National Lottery Inc. All rights reserved. Terms.
of Service - Guidelines.
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