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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: "transglobelotterywinningnotification transglobelotterywinningnotification"
<transglobelotterywinningnotification@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 10:19:26 +0000
Subject: TRANSGLOBE WINNING NOTIFICATION [ONE MILLION POUND STERLING]

TRANSGLOBE. LOTTERY .INC

PROMOTION MANAGER

Central Hong Kong corporate headquarters, Transglobe Group
P.O.Box 220 Hong Kong






Security Code No.ULI/APRXX/05
Ref: UK/9420X/68
Batch: 07405/ZY369
Winning no: GB8701/LPRC

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Dear Lucky Winner,
We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the Novermber, 2005
from the United Kingdom International Lottery programme. Which is fully
based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses.


Your name was attached to ticket number; 5647560054 serial number 5360/02
This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42 bonus number
17,which consequently won the lottery in the second category.

You hereby have been approved a lump sum pay of UK1,000,000.00.(ONE MILLION
GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the
total cash prize of UK1,000,000.00GBP.


All participant were selected through a computer balloting system drawn form
Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United
States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our
international promotions
program which is conducted annually.


This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomorate of some
multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the
citizens in the commmunities where they have operational base.


Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within ourUnited kingdom
representative office in liverpool, as indicated in your play coupon and
your prize ofUK1,000,000.00GBP will be released to you from this regional
branch office in LIVERPOOL


We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our next year high
stakes for UK1.3GBP Billion international draw.


HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE, Simply contact our fiducial agent,Mr Anderson
White at : info_fudiciaryagent1@myway.com to file for your claim .

Please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be found on
the top left corner of this notification as well as your full name, address
and telephone number to help locate your file easily.


For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information
confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize
released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by
non-participant or unofficial personnel, Please Be Warned.


Note, all winnings MUST be claimed by the Novermber 2005; otherwise all
funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity.


Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
Best Regards
George Woodgate. (co-ordinator)



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