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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:45:04 -0300
Subject: Contact The Courier Company ( tnt.worldcourierdelivery@live.com )
The National Lottery,
P O Box 1010,
Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref:UK/9420X2/68
Batch:074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw (#963) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
Sweepstakes International program held on 11th October 2008.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 74454774 with Serial
number 144-66584 drew the lucky numbers: 5-21-23-34-61-72 (Bonus ball)
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category .You have
therefore been approved to claim a total sum of£516,778.00 (Five Hundred
and Sixteen Thousand,Seven Hundred and Seventy Eight Pounds Sterling) in
cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from
World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from
over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are
listed online. This promotion takes place periodically.
Please note that your Original Certificate and your Certified bank
cheque has been forwarded to the courier company.
Find below the details of the courier company.
TNT COURIER SERVICE
ADDRESS OF HEAD OFFICE:20-22 East bury Road,
London,E6 6LP England.
NAME: MR Brian Craig(dispatch officer)
EMAIL: tnt.worldcourierdelivery@live.com
TEL1:+44-704-571-3382
TEL2:+44-703-195-4314
FAX:+44-870-068-5766
You are advised to send the courier company a mail to their email
address for delivery of your parcel.When contacting them,you are to include this order number as
your
subject.
ORDER NUMBER:TNT-R562725
Note: you are to furnished the courier company with the following
details so that they can honor your letter.
1.Full Names:
2.Contact Address:
3.Sex:
4.Age:
5.Marital Status:
6.Occupation:
7.Email Address:
8.Telephone Number:
9.Ref Number:
10.Batch Number:
11.Country:
12.Order Number:
Once again congratulations...
Cordially,
Mrs.Ester Michelle
Online Co-ordinator.
No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG Free Edition.
Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.6/1280 - Release Date:
10/10/2008 09:00
No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG Free Edition.
Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.7/1283 - Release Date:
10/10/2008 14:16
Rgds,
Julio Kazuiti Nosse
**********.**********.**********.**********.*********
Sales Department
Nogueira International Customs Services - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
Phone: 00 55 21 3976-9905 Fax: 00 55 21 2561-4754
Ext: 221 Mobile: 00 55 21 8128-4247
e-mail : julio@nogueira.srv.br
Web: www.nogueira.srv.br
MSN Messenger: julio_nosse@hotmail.com
**********.**********.**********.**********.*********
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