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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: afkbl <afkbl2000@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:52:37 -0700
Subject: Re: Email Prize Award 2007.
On 7/17/07, Uk National Lottery <maggiesmith@onetel.com> wrote:
>
>
> The National Lottery Board
> Home Office:L70 1NL Liverpool,
> P. O. Box 1010, UNITED KINGDOM
> (Customer Services)
> Reference Number: UK/9420X2/68
> Batch Number: 074/05/ZY369
> Ticket Number: 56475600545188.
>
> WINNING NOTIFICATION:
> We happily announce to you the draw (#1204) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
> online Sweepstakes International program held on .16th July, 2007.
> Your e-mail address attached to e-ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
> Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky (lotto) numbers:16 22 28 30
> 33 35
> Bonus ball (#37)which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
> category i.e match 6 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim
> a
> total sum of £541,022(Five hundred and forty one thousand,twenty-two
> pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
> This is from a total cash prize of £3,246,132 shared amongst the (6)
> lucky winners in this category i.e Match 6 plus bonus.
>
> All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the
> World Wide Websites through computer draw system and extracted from
> over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed
> online. This promotion takes place Bi-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 £1,200,000(ONE MILLION AND TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
> POUNDS
> STERLING)
> would be released to you by any of ourpayment offices in Europe.To file
> for
> claim, contact our overseas claims
> unit with the information below:
>
> OVERSEAS CLAIMS UNIT
> United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
> Contact Person: Sir Gregory
> email:lottoagent_claims@yahoo.co.uk
>
> VERIFICATION FORM
> 1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________
> 2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________
> _______________________________________________
> 3.SEX:__________
> 4.AGE:__________
> 5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________
> 6.OCCUPATION:_______________________
> 7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________
> 8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:__________________________
> 9.LOTTO NUMBER:____________________ B. DRAW NUMBER:______________
> 10.TICKET NUMBER:___________________
> 11.SERIAL NUMBER:__________________
> 12.AMOUNT WON:______________________
> 13.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL____________
> ___________________________________________
> 14. COUNTRY________________________________
>
> Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
> Yours faithfully,
> Dr. Carl A. Moore.
> Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
> Sweepstakes International Program.
>
> (c) Copyright 1994-2007 The UK National Lottery Inc.
> All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline
>
>
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