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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: "Jones" <jonesbush07@excite.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 11:46:18 -0500 (EST)
Subject: UK-LOTTO ORGANIZATION
UK-LOTTO ORGANIZATIONTicket Free/Online Winnings and NotificationDepartmentOnline winnings dept.Ref Number: UK/9420X2/68Batch Number: 074/05/ZY369Telephone: +447045758046
WINNINGS NOTIFICATION OF US$4.2M
We happily announce to you the draw of the Uk-Lotto Sweepstake Lottery International programs held in Bangkok-Thailand on the 18th of October, 2007.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:07-12-23-26-29-4 4 which subsequently won you the lottery in the first category. You havetherefore been approved to claim a total sum of 2,367,834(Two million, three hundred and sixty seven thousand, eight hundred and thirty four British Pounds sterling) which is approximately USD4.2m, from total cash prize of 23,678,340 was shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.
Contact Agent: Ben Cole(Director of Operations and Logistics)Email address:mrbencole1@hotmail.com
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your full names,telephone number, Age and occupation, Winnings numbers [such as batch,ref,serial and lucky winning number],your country and address where you want to receive your winnings prize in your contact mail to Ben Cole
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program and thank you for being part of our promotional lottery programm. For safety meas ures and to avoid fruadulent claims you are adviced to keep all about your winnings information and notification confidential and away from all third parties till you receive your winning prize.
Online coordina for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,Mr KAIX SMITH,Online Co-ordinator/Notification OfficerSweepstakes International Program. Telephone:+447045758046
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