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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: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 15:20:32 -0500
Subject: Congratulations!!! contact me
via-email:procedures_irishnl@live.co.uk
Congratulations!!! contact me via-email:procedures_irishnl@live.co.uk
IRISH NATIONAL ONLINE LOTTERY
60 Merriman Road,Blackheath,
London SE3 8RZ,England.
BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION
This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of £750,000.00 GBP (seven hundred and fifty thousand, pounds sterling) held on Tuesday, the 4th of November, 2008. The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system (ess) from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from which you were selected. your e-mail address emerged as one of two winners in the category \\\A\\\with the following winning information:
Ref Number: UK/9420X2/68
Batch Number: 074/05/ZY369
To file for your claim, please contact the processing agent;
Dr. Bell Peters (Fiduciary Agent)
Email: procedures_irishnl@live.co.uk<mailto:procedures_irishnl@live.co.uk>
Phone: +44 703 197 5677
Claims Requirements:
Full Legal Name:.............................
Age:..............................................
Gender:.....................................
Occupation:.................................
Phone:......................................
Address:....................................
Country:.......................................
Scanned Copy of Driver's Licence/ Passport if any.
Congratulations once again from me and all staff of the Irish Lottery Board.
Regards,
Sir Maxcon M. Hogan,
Online coordinator for
THE IRISH LOTTERY,Sweepstakes International Program (International Sweepstakes).
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