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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: ics_courier001@sify.com
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:00:48 +1300
Subject: YOU HAVE WON =?ISO-8859-1?B?ozk1Niw0MjBHQlA=?= ($1.9MILLION USD)
YOU HAVE WON £956,420GBP ($1.9MILLION USD)
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS
22 TAN FIELD ROAD,
CROYDON,LONDON.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
(24hours)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY36
Dear Winner,
We are pleased to inform you today of the result of the winners of the
NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE PROMO PROGRAMME, held on Thursday 24th of
January,2008.Email addresses were selected
randomly from official worldwide Company's,internet data web through
online email addressessearch engine with the aid of Google
prominent search,which consequently won you the online sweepstakes in
the2nd category,in four parts in Europe region.
Lucky umbers :4-33-34-38-39-49(bonus no.23).You have therefore been
approved for alump sum pay of £956,420 (Nine fifty-six thousandfour
hundred and twenty pounds)in cash credited to file
IPL/4249859609/WP1.
All participants of this online promotion programme were selected
randomly from numerous World Wide Web sites through computer draw
system and extracted from close to 125,000 unions.Your assigned claims
agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release
of your funds as soon as you contact him via electronic mail(email).
Right now i know you are now the most happiest person on earth.We say
congratulationonce again.
You are to contact our AFFILIATE COURIER COMPANY for the delivery of
your winning certificate and winning cheque of £956,420.GBP.
MR HARRISON BLAIR
INTERNATIONAL COURIER SYSTEMS
EMAIL:ics_courier001@sify.com
TEL:+44 702 4016 642
VERIFICATION FORM TO AUTHENTICATE YOUR EMAIL
FULL NAME....................................
FULL DELIVERY ADDRESS............
SEX:.................................................
AGE....................... .........................
OCCUPATION.................................
TEL.........FAX.........(If any)............
COUNTRY.......................................
E-MAIL...........................................
WINNING NUMBER........................
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Thank you for being part of our online promotional lottery program.
Yours Truly,
Richard K Lloyd
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