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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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From: world cnn news center world cnn news center
<cnnnewscenter01@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:58:45 -0600
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONGRATULATIONS!!YOU_HAVE_WON_=A3_850,000.00_GBP.?=
UK-LOTTO Headquarters:The Marina Offices,St Peters Yacht Basin,Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1HX EnglandRef: UK/9420X2/68, Batch: 074/05/ZY369 WINNING NOTIFICATIONWe happily announce to you the Draw (#1158) of the UK LOTTERY, Online Sweepstakes International program in UNITED-KINGDOM. Your E-mail address was selected at random and attached to Ticket No.: 56475600545188 with Serial no. 5368/02drew the lucky No. : 04.07.26.28.39.49.{47} Bonus Ball, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 6. You have therefore been approvedto claim a total sum of £ 850,000.00 in a Winning Check, credited to File ktu/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £ 3.6 Million pounds, shared amongst the first Four(4)lucky winners in this category.To file for your claim,contact our fiduciary agent:Mr.Pete JonesEmail: uknlclaim_office@yahoo.deTell: +44 7045732498REQUIREMENTS:1. NAMES:2. CONTACT ADDRESS:3. OCCUPATION:4. SEX:5. AGE:6. NATIONALITY:7. PHONE NUMBER:8. File Number:9. Batch Number:10.Amount Won:Congratulations once again from all members and staff of this program.From: Mr Wilson Owen. Online Co-ordinater
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