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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: uk lottery <uklottery_mgt2@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: steve.walter_uk@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:12:44 -0800 (PST)
Subject: ************CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!************
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THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY SERVICE
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
P O Box 1010 Liverpool, L70
1NL UNITED KINGDOM
(Winners aid Center)
ATTENTION!!!
We are happy to announce to you that you have been selected among the 5 (Five) winners with the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, who where selected via our online lottery promotion on the 12 of jan 2008, winners won the sum of £4,665,624 each (Four million, six hundred and sixty five thousand, six houndred twenty four pounds Sterling),with reference and batch. numbers:UK/910/16454 and VC/32/ID1141 respectively.
With winning numbers BONUS
You are advised to file in your Claim with your Fudiciary agent immediately with the below information.
NAME:Steve Walter
E-MAIL:steve.walter_uk@yahoo.co.uk
steve_walter@myway.com
Do remember to state your Refrence and Batch Number when contacting your Fudiciary Agent.
Note: Any one under the ages of 16 years is Automatically disquallified.
You can go to our online result site to confirm the value of your winnings and also get a prize breakdown: - www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do
Congratulations.
Mrs. Elizabeth McPherson
Coordinator.
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