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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: BRITISH LOTTERY <british.lotteryl@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: agent_mrdavid@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:43:03 +0100 (BST)
Subject: UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL LOTTERY
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS:
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT.
60 Merriman Road Blackheath
London SE3 8RZ England.
(Customer Services)
REF No:UKNL-L/200-26937
BATCH No:2005MJL-01
TICKET No:20511465463-7644
SERIAL No:S/N-00168
LUCKY No: 887-13-865-37-10-83
FINAL NOTIFICATION
This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of (One Million, Three Hundred Thousand Pounds). Held on the 25th of June 2007 in London Uk.The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system(ess) from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from which you were selected.
The BRITISH UK. Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board.To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact our fiduaciary claims department for more infomation as regards procedures to claim your prize.
please contact our claims agent;
David Smith(ESQ)
TELL: +44-7031851753
Email:agent_mrdavid@yahoo.co.uk
Provide him with the information below:
1.Full Name:
2.Full Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
Sincerely,
Mrs. Lewis Braxton,
for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
NOTE: You are to contact your officer immediately with the official
EMAIL ADDRESS:agent_mrdavid@yahoo.co.uk
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