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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: "transactions1@terra.es" <transactions1@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 08:44:21 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: YOU HAVE WON U.S$900,000:00
UK LOTTERY
UK HEAD OFFICE
SUITE 23-30,LION TOWERS
CENTRAL LONDON ENGLAND
Dear Winner,
We are please to announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the FreeLotto draw held on the 23rd of June, 2007. All 10 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails.Your email address emerged alongside 9 others as a category 2 winner in this year's Annual FreeLotto Draw. Consequently,you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of USD900.000.00(Nine hundred thousand United States Dollars) only.
The following particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:
(i) winning numbers: 37-13-43-85-67-11
(ii) email ticket number: FL754/22/76
(iii) lotto code number: FL09622UK
(iv) the file Ref number: FL/05/547207158/UK
Please contact the underlisted claims officer as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings:
Dr Vin Khumalo
E-mail Address:vin_khumalo1000@yahoo.co.uk
N.B:Steps to claiming your prize;
1.Please quote your Reference number in all correspondence with the claims officer.
2.Winners should send to claim officer account detail or address where they want their prize paid or sent.
3.Winners must send their names,address,telephone number and means of identification (international passport or drivers licence)to claim officer, via email, to process the immediate payment of your prize.
Once again on behalf of all our staff,
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Sincerely,
Julia Simsom Smith.
Promotions Manager
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