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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: uknationallotto909@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 22:07:52 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!

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 (#909) of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on
Wednesday 8th September 2004

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
56475600545 188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:
1-10-27-35-39-48(bonus
no.), which subsequently won you the lottery in the
2nd category i.ematch 5 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of £170,562 (one hundred and seventy thousand five hundred and sixty two
pounds sterling)
in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a
total cash prize of £1,023,372 shared amongst the
first seven (6) lucky
winners in this category i.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.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls
within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated
in your play coupon.In view of this, your £170,562 (one hundred and seventy
thousand five hundred and sixty two pounds sterling) would 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
him.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your
winning information
confidential till your claims 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:

MRS.PAMELA BARTO
Email:pambarto@netscape.net

You can go to our online result site to confirm the
value of your
winnings and also get a prize breakdown:-
http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do
http://www.lottery.merseyworld.com/archive/Lott909.html
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

Richard K. Lloyd.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International


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