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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: "THE BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY" <britishonlineaward@british.co.uk>
Reply-To: info@britishonlinedepartment.firm.org.uk
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 19:33:35 -0500
Subject:
The International Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD, CROYDON.LONDON
REFERENCE NUMBER:BTL/491OXI/04
BATCH NUMBER:12/25/0304
DEAR LUCKY WINNER
FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw of the National
Lottery International programs held on the 5th of
August 2007 in London. Your e-mail address attached
to ticket number: 564 75600545-18 with serial number
5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7,which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total
sum of GBP2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred thousand,
British pounds) in cash credited to file
RPC/9080118308/04 made available from a total cash prize
of us GBP125 Million pounds, shared amongst the first Fifty
(50) lucky winners in this category.
All participants were selected randomly from world
wide web sites through a computer drawn system and
extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion
takes place annually.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls
within our booklet representative office in Europe as
indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your
GBP2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred
thousand, pounds) would be released to
you by our affiliate bank in London as soon as you
establish contact.
Please be warned. To file for your claim, contact our
fiduciary agent with the below details;
AGENT: Mr. Paul Smith
Email: info@britishonlinedepartment.firm.org.uk
britishonlinedepartment@yahoo.co.uk
You are to provide the claims agent with the under listed
information as soon as possible:
1.FULL NAMES:..............................
2.DATE OF BIRTH:...........................
3.SEX:.....................................
4.MARITAL STATUS:..........................
5.CONTACT ADDRESS:.........................
6.COUNTRY:.................................
7.TELEPHONE NUMBER:........................
8.OCCUPATION:..............................
9.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:........
10.WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS:.................
11.WINNING NUMBER:.........................
12.REF NUMBER:.............................
13.BATCH NUMBER:...........................
14.AMOUNT WON:.............................
15.HOW DO YOU FEEL AS WINNER:..............
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or
our designated agent. Congratulations once more.
Faithfully,
Mr. Markerson Malon.
Zone Co-ordinator.
___________________________________________________________
Fidelity Communications Webmail - http://webmail.fidnet.com
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