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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: Lewis Jnr <uknlcliamsdepatment_lewis@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: ukfiduciary.agentlewis@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 16:33:19 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CONTACT PAYMENT BANK
BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS:
28 TAN FIELD ROAD,
CROYDON, LONDON,
UNITED-KINGDOM.
05-07-2007
Customer Service
+447031945161
+447031949326
+447031941190
(24hours)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
We write to notify you that our Legal department has obtained and notarized your claim processing form from the High Court of Justice and your Certificate of Award from the UK Gaming Control Board . It has been forwarded to the payment bank Nationwide Bank Plc Inc.of London for the transfer of your funds into your account.
However you are advised to contact the payment bank for the release of your winning Prize from UK National Lottery. See below the contact information of the Foreign Transfer Manager. You are advised to act accordingly.
Mr. Williams Totty
Foreign Transfer Manager
Nationwide Bank Plc.
Tel: +44 703 194 7183
Fax:+44 870 490 6989
Email: nationwidecorporatehouse@yahoo.co.uk
Finally we advice you give us updated as soon as the payment bank has transferred the funds into your account in order for us the lottery company to list your name on the winning list. To complete the transfer, you are required to setup a temporal debit account with the bank.
This account will be solely for the purpose of the transfer. Immediately the account is setup, your funds will be deposited into the temporal debit account from which you can then transfer your money to any bank account of your choice.
Do keep us updated in regards to your progress with them. Congratulation in advance.
Sincerely yours, Mr.Lewis Jnr.
© Copyright 1994-2007 The U.K. National Lottery Inc.
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