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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: "chalk mr chalk" <uknational_lottery121@msn.com>
Reply-To: uknational_lottery121@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:17:41 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!

Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 12:08:22 +0100


CONTROLLER

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)

Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369


WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#942) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on Friday 28th of October,
2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:4-6-9-12-15-40 (bonus no.25), which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus.

You
have therefore been approved to claim total sum of ?3,987,470 (Three million
nine hundred and eighty seven thousand,four hundred and seventy pounds
sterling) in cash credited to file


This is from a total cash prize of ?125 Million pounds,shared
amongst the first Fifty (50) lucky winners in this categoryi.e Match 5 plus
bonus.All participants for the online version were selected randomly from
World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over
100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.
This promotion takes place weekly.

your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet repre-
sentative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In
view of this, your?3,987,470 (Three million nine hundred and eighty seven
thousand,four hundred and seventy pounds sterling) will be released to you
by any of our payment offices in Europe.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact her.For security reasons, you
are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to
claim your prize.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

To file for your claim, Please contact our Fiduciary agent


AGENT: Mr. Mat Smith
Tel: + 447031902651
Fax: +44 703190251

Official Email: uknational_lottery121@yahoo.co.uk
Endeavour to email/fax her your full names,winning numbers,email
address,telephone and fax numbers immediately.

KINDLY FILL THIS PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM.THIS WILL ENABLE US TO FILE YOUR
CLAIMS FOR THE PAYMENT OF YOUR WINNING FUNDS.








PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM

1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________

2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________

____________________________________________

3.SEX:_______________

4.AGE:________


5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________

6.OCCUPATION:________________________

7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________

8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________

9.BATCH NUMBER:____________________ B. REF NUMBER:______________

10.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________

11.AMOUNT WON:___________________________________

___________________________________________


12. COUNTRY________________________________



Upon receipt of the duly requested data, I will send you the contact
information of the payment office so you can proceed with effecting the
release of your claim in anyway you deem fit.

Warm Regards,


Yours faithfully,


MR DONALD HARLEN


Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Online coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.




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