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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: "Department of National Lottery" <dnlagency@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: claims_dept@mail2winner.com
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 19:07:33 +0000
Subject: Winning Notification
WINNING NOTIFICATION
Batch No: WD18/0065/04RN
Our Ref: GH/DNL/255457004/04
Dear Our Treasure Lucky Winner
RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to notify you of the release today as dated of the
department of National Lottery International Promotions programme held
on friday the 15th,of october,2004.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 25,000 names from Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New
Zealand,Middle-East, Africa, and North & South America as part of
our international promotions programme conducted annually to encourage
prospective overseas entries.
We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our
subsequent lottery jackpots.
The result of our computer draw 844 of this day selected your
names and email address attached to Ticket Number 034-22478556
with serial number 129 drew the lucky number 16-25-27-32-35-43-42
which consequently won the lottery grand prize awards in the 2nd
category.
Therefore, you have been approved a lottery jackpot lump sum prize
awards winning of £1,050,000.00 (One Million, Fifty Thousand,Pounds Sterling Only) in
cash prize credited to file Ref. No: GH/DNL/255457004/04. This is from
the total prize of £10,500,000. 00 (Ten million five hundred thousand Pounds
Sterlings) shared among he ten (10) overseas lucky winners in this
category as part of our promotional programme for this year 2004. This
is your opportunity!
Your prize awards has been insured in your names and ready for
claim.
To begin your claims therefore, you are advised on final notice
and as a matter of urgency, to contact our licensed and accredited
claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners for the processing of your
prize awards winning and payment to your designated bank account after
all statutory obligations have been concluded satisfactorily.
Contact Your claims agent thus:
MR Dennis Williams
Claims agent
department of National Lottery
EMAIL ADDRESS: claims_dept@mail2winner.com
Due to mixed up in some numbers and names and for the purpose of
confidentiality, be advised to keep this award notification as secret
from public notice until your claim has been processed and your
prize money remitted to your designated bank account as this is part
of precautionary measures to avoid double claim or misuse of this
program by some social miscreants.
Hence, your prize awards winning is confidential as our winners are
at liberty to remain completely anonymous until payment is effected
to the benefit of the beneficiary. Our staffs are sworn to secrecy, so
you will be the only one to know what you've won hence, this
notification via this medium (EMAIL) to avoid interception of official
letters.
On a final note, you are advised to begin your claim immediately
hence, all prizes awards must be claimed and disbursed within
20days of this notification as elapse of the scheduled "End of Claim"
date will authorized funds withholding for redirection as
abandoned/unclaimed without notice.
Note: To enhance the processing of your claim by our accredited
claim agent, you are advised to officially introduce yourself to the
claim agent and also provide them with the following:
1. Your full Name and address
2. telephone and fax number
3. Your ticket Number attached to your email address
4. Copy of your indentification.
You are advised to quote your ticket number in all your correspondence with the claims agent to avoid duplication of payment as this agency will not be held liable for any wrong payment, be advised.
CONGRATULATIONS !!!
please contact your claims agent immediately to begin your claims
process;
At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,
Mr. Charles Louis Mcclean
Director.
International Promotions Unit,
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL LOTTERY,
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