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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: "public relation officer" <publicrelationofficer_dpuk@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 00:20:16 +0000
Subject: Notification Of Draws
ATTENTION:
Dear Prize winner,
DESTINYBALL POINT LOTTERY UK conducted its final draws participants were
selected through a Computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 names/email
addresses of individuals and Companies from Africa, America, Asia,
Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceanic as part of our international
promotions program. You emerged as one of the grand draw prize in the
Category A and are there for entitled to a sum of £3,500,000.00 (three
million five hundred thousand Great Britain pounds only).
You/Your company, attached to ticket number D231UKP, with serial number
22-38 drew the lucky numbers 101-72-75-09 (12) and consequently won in the
second Category.
You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of £3,500,000.00 (three
million five hundred thousand Great Britain pounds only), which is the
winning payout for Category A winners. This is from the total prize money of
£7,000,000 shared among the 2 winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!
Please and for further instructions on how you are to claim your prize award
, you are to FORWARD a copy of this notice to our International Claims Agent
Officer as well as give him a call via contact details below
ANDREW OWEN
TEL: +44 703 192 6701
FAX: +44 871 661 3501
Email:claimsofficer_destinyballpoint@yahoo.co.uk
CC:andrewowen_dbpluk@mail2london.com
You are advised to contact the agent by email and/or fax within a week of
receiving this notice.Failure to do so may warrant disqualification.
NOTE: For easy reference and identification, find below your reference and
Batch numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in every one of your
correspondences with your fiduciary agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: JLUK/3345/7121/09
BATCH NUMBER: G6/A442-77
Congratulations once again and thank you for being part of our promotions
program.
Sincerely,
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
MRS. SUSAN ROBINSON
PUBLIC RELATION OFFICER
DESTINYBALL POINT LOTTERY UK
201 Birchwood Boulevard,
Birchwood.
Warrington WA3 7QH UK
Tel/Fax:
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DISCLAIMER & CONFIDENTIALITY:
The information contained in this communication including any attachments
isintended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is
addressed and others authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential
or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you
are hereby notified that any disclosure, unauthorised use, copying,
distribution or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this
information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received
this communication in error, please notify us immediately by responding to
this email and then delete it from your system.
DESTINYBALL POINT LOTTERY UK is neither liable for the proper and complete
transmission of the informationcontained in this communication nor for any
delay in its receipt.
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