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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: "manny carter" <claims@winnings-nl.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 04:07:46 +0000
Subject: CLAIM YOUR PRIZE.

150 WESTMINSTER BUILDING
SUIT 1044 EC1 3M
LONDON/ENGLAND
Friday 26 07 2005
Simon Clarke
TEL: +44-703-194-9324
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Attn: Winner

REF NO: AGB/9800/1479701/02.
BATCH NO: 57214/6723/1

Attn: Winner

We happily announce to you the draw (#942) of the, online sweepstakes
International program held on Wednesday 1st of January 2005. It is yet
to be unclaimed and you are getting the final NOTIFICATION as regards
this.

This is to inform you on the release of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY held
Saturday 19th of March 2005. Among the 129 participating finalist
playing
6000 full tickets in the fifth series, from a pool of US$90.000.000.00
(Nine million US Dollars) in cash, your name attached to ticket number
525-11464992-750 with Serial number 760112-05 drew the lucky numbers
09-14-23-24-31-41, which consequently won the lottery prize in that
category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of
US$4.700, 000.00 (FOUR MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) in
cash
credited to file REF NO: AGB/9800/145701/02.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Our credit department has recently notified me that over the past three
months there was no winner form submitted, Due to the failed efforts to
communicate with you or your Agency taking care of your ticket.
Remember that the validity of the prizes is six 6 months after the draw
date,
however an insurance company in England reverse the right to place a
bond on grand prize and second prize winners who won, on all
outstanding
unclaimed $1,000.00 on each $100,000.00 imbedded prizes, in order to
give winners a second chance to make a claim.Your fund is now deposited
with a security company insured to your
name, which are responsible for handling and remittance of won prizes
and funds until they are accurately disbursed. Due to mixed up of some
numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice
until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your
nominated account as this is a part of our security protocol to avoid
double
claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by
participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system
drawn from 25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and
North
America as part of our international promotions program, which we
conduct once every year. We hope that with a part of your prize, you
will
take part in our end of year HIGHSTAKE US$150 Million International
lottery. Since we don’t deal directly with the public to begin your
claim,
this notice will be forwarded to our licensed and bonded European
Agency
please contact your claims agent,

John Graham
E-mail;mail_johngraham@excite.com (Foreign Operational Manager)
VALMET ALLIANCE PLC, UK
Tel; 011-44-704-011-6865

for processing and of your prize money to a designated account of your
choice. The deadline for this notice is the 27TH MAY 2005. Non-
remittance compliance within this time period may result in
disqualification
and insured prize will be forfeited to the insurance company or the
unclaimed funds are returned to the UK LOTTERY.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every
correspondence with your agent or us. Furthermore, should there be any
change of
your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once again from all members of our staff we thank you
for being a part of our promotions program.

THIS IS OUR FINAL NOTICE.
Yours truly,

Simon Clarke.
(VICE PRESIDENT)
http://www.national-lottery.co.uk

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