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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)
Reply-To: <ukcordi@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:27:04 +0000
Subject: Congrat's
The United Kingdom Lottery12 Bridge Street, Staines Middlesex TW18 4TP United Kingdom.Phone Number: +44-703-188-8667Phone Number: +44-703-186-1706Fax Number: +44-871-503-1969
CONGRATULATIONS:
Your email address has won you 568, 000. 00. (FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS STERLING) from the UK Lottery online draws of 30th Day of September 2008, held in Bangkok Thailand. But owing to some mix up of numbers and the holidays, the results were released on the 3rd Day of October 2008.
We wish to Congratulate you over your Email Address success in our Online Computer Balloting Sweepstakes Programme.
Your email address attached to ticket number 085-12876077-09 with Serial Number 51390-0 that drew the lucky numbers of 03-06-08-10-12-16, 27.
This subsequently won you one of the two Jackpot prizes in the 5th category? You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 568, 000. 00. (FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS STERLING) Only, in cash credited to file with Ref No: LSUK/2031/8161/08.
This is from a total cash prize of 25, 020, 225. 00, TWENTY FIVE MILLION, TWENTY THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE BRITISH POUNDS STERLING shared among the twenty-five international winners in this category.
To file for your claim, Contact our Coordinator:
Mr. Prachaporn Guchee
Email: uklprom@yahoo.co.jp
Phone Number: +66-8751-19628Provide Him with the information below:
1, Ref No: LSUK/2031/8161/08
2, Serial Number 00390-0
3, Lucky Number 03-06-08-10-12-16, 27
4, Ticket Number 943-16576060-08
That way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant Documents/Paperwork can be prepared for you.
Good luck from me, members and staffs of the UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY PROMO. Yours faithfully,Mr. Gail Berth,President
United Kingdom Lottery Promo.
Copyright @1994-2008 The United Kingdom Lottery Promo. All rights reserved Terms of Service - Guideline 77635 476378 255667460
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