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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: "YAHOO ! LOTTERY INTL INC" <info@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: barr_johnfordmanesq@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:18:33 GMT
Subject: Yahoo! Lottery Winner !!!
YAHOO ! LOTTERY INTL INC
Barley House Harold Road
Sutton, Greater London Sm1 4te
United Kingdom.
Ref: KPC/9080118308/02
Batch: 12/25/DC34
Dear Sir/Madam,
We happily announce to you the draw of the Yahoo! Lottery
International
programme held on the 24th of june 2008 in London.Your
e-mail address attached
to Ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number5388/02
drew the Lucky
numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7,which subsequently won you the
lottery in the 2nd
category. You are therefore,been approved to claim a total
sum of 800,000.00
GBP(Eight Hundred Thousand Pound Stelling)in cash credited
to file
kPC/9080118308/02.
This is from a total cash prize of 8 Million Pound Stelling,
shared amongst
the first TEN(10)lucky winners in this category. Please
note that your lucky
winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office in
Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this,your
800,000.00 GBP (
Eight Hundred Thousand Pound Stelling).
Our agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of
your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him. All
participants were
selected randomly from World Wide Website through computer
draw system and
extracted from over 100,000 companies. Thispromotion takes
place annually.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information
confidential till your claims is processed and your money
remitted to you in
whatever manner you deem fit .To file for your claim, please
contact our
fiduciary agent with the below details for processing of
your claims.
Name: Barrister John Fordman Esq
Email: barr_johnfordmanesq@yahoo.co.uk
*FULL NAMES.............................
*NATIONALITY.....................
*AGE..........
*DATE OF BIRTH.........................
*SEX.........
*MARITAL STATUS..................................
*CONTACT ADDRESS......................
*TELEPHONE NUMBER..............................
*OCCUPATION........................
*WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS......................
*REF/ BATCH NUMBERS.................
*TOTAL AMOUNT WON....................................
We have three major options of delivering winnings to our
winners at Yahoo
lottery International,please we will like you to indicate
the option thatis
preferable to you as stated below:
1) TRAVELLING TO THE PAYMENT CENTRE FOR CASH COLLECTION
(Send flight itinerary
to confirm your arrival/appointment
Date}:..........................
(2) Via courier service:.....................
(3) Via bank transfer:.......................
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote
your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or
our designated agent
.Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of
this programme.Thank
you for being part of our promotional lottery programme.
Sincerely,
Mr.Steve Scott.
Yahoo zonal coordinator .
The Yahoo.com staff
Yahoo.com http://www.yahoo.com
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