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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: "Dr.Mehmet Fehmi" <claimsagent_mehmet@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 01:17:53 +0000
Subject: British American Online Lottery (Your Winning Notification)
BRITISH AMERICAN ONLINE LOTTERY COMMISSION:
CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT.
*******************************************
REGENT'S PARK,LONDON NW1 4NS, UNITED KINGDOM
*******************************************
Ref: BAOL/19823108/05/DON
Batch: 23/012/4774
Attn: Winner
We are pleased to announce to you the draw of the British American Online
Lottery
International programs held on the 27th of september 2005 (27th/09/2005) in
London.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 2314759773 914 with Serial
Number:
19445/02 drew the Lucky Numbers: 00-7-50-1600-01, which subsequently make's
you
one of the bonafide winner of the lottery promo in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of GBP 1,500,000.00
(One Million, Five Hundred Thousand,British Pounds) in cash credited to file
BAOL/19823108/05/DON.
This is from a total cash prize of GBP35,000.000.00 (Thirty Five Million
British Pounds)
shared amongst the first Twenty Five (25) lucky winners in this category
"B".
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our British booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In view of
this, your
GBP1,500,000.00 (One Million, Five Hundred Thousand, British Pounds) would
be
released to you physically or via Bank to Bank Transfer by our affiliate
Bank. Our agent
will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your
funds to you as
soon as with him.
All participants were selected randomly from 'World Wide Web' site e.g
www.yahoo.com,
www.hotmail.com, www.aol.com ,www.maktoob.com, www.msn.com e.t.c through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential
till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you. This is a part
of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program by someunscrupulous elements.
Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact your claims agent
with the below
details for processing of your claims and endeavor to list out your winning
numbers
when filing your claim.
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Name: Dr.Mehmet Fehmi.
Tel: +447031849580,+44 7031941121,+44 7031941154,
+44 7031845076,+447031943289
Fax:+44 7092866716
E-mail: claimsagent_mehmet@msn.com
Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release order Department,
BRITISH AMERICAN ONLINE LOTTERY COMMISSION, UNITED KINGDOM
**************************************************
Note that all claims process and clearance procedures must be duly
completed early to avoid impersonation arising to the issue of double
claim.
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our
designated agent.
Your are advised to acknowledge the receipt of your notification by return
phone call.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Yours Faithfully,
Tina Forrester
British American Online Lottery Coordinator.
Tel: +447031943309,+447031943328
From: British American Online Lottery (Your Winning Notification)
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