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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: dr alex smith <dralex1987@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: uklottolottery1987@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 03:44:50 -0700
Subject:
WINNINGS NOTIFICATION CONGRATULATIONS!!!! FOR YOUR ATTENTION/VERY URGENT
UK-LOTTO ORGANIZATION
WINNINGS NOTIFICATION CONGRATULATIONS!!!! FOR YOUR ATTENTION/VERY
URGENT UK-LOTTO ORGANIZATION
Ticket Free/Online Winnings and Notification
Department
Online winnings dept.
Ref Number: UK/9420X2/68
Batch Number: 074/05/ZY369 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 8th of
August,2008. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky
numbers:07-12-23-26-29-44 which subsequently won you the lottery in
the first category. You have therefore 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. The World Pak Express Courier has been given the Contract
to deliver all our winners cheque to the address of the respective
winners. WORLD PAK EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY LTD in Thailand. Contact
Agent: MR WILLIAM JOHNSON (Director of Operations and Logistics) Email
address: uklottolottery1987@yahoo.com.hk [1] 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 cheque in your contact mail to Mr
William Johnson Congratulations once more from all members and
staffs of this program and thank you for being part of our promotional
lottery program. For safety measures and to avoid fraudulent claims
you are advised to keep all about your winnings information and
notification confidential and away from all third
parties till your
check arrives your address.
Good luck
Mr.William Johnson ,
Online Co-ordinator/ Notification Officer
Sweepstakes International Program
Links:
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[1]
http://myguide.com/../mc/compose?to=uklottolottery1987@yahoo.com.hk
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