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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: online claimdepartment <onlineclaimdpt@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:23:05 +0100 (BST)
Subject: LOTTERY WINNER.
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:CPEL/OWN/9876.
Dear Winner,
I am in reciept of your mail one again.
You are to Follow the Instruction and Policy of the Bank,so that your Winning Prize (Funds) can be Transfer to your Bank Account you have just Provided and Please you are to send any form of identification(Driving License or internatiopnal Passport) and Your Bank Account Details,where you want your Funds to be Transfer to in your Country to the Bank and Follow their instructions and Policy for a Sucessful Transfer,as you are Now the Only Winner in this Edition of Lottery who have not Yet claim his Winning Prize (Funds) from our Affiliate Bank.
Immediately you follow the instructions of the Bank,we do inform our Affiliate to inform Winners Bank they do transfer the Funds to,that the Funds is from the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,that settle it,so be rest assured.
Hope you are in contact with the Bank already for the Transfer of your Funds,as we are about to commence on a new Edition of Lottery this week.
NOTE:Keep me posted untill you have claimed your winning prize from the Bank for record purpose.
Once again Congratulations.
Best Regards,
Mr Williams Woods
Fiduciary Agent Uk Lottery
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