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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: rebsmith03@tiscali.it
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 16:22:33 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION
SWEEPSTAKES LOTTO LONDON,
LONDON, E17, 6NU,
UNITED KINGDOM
FROM: MRS. REBECCA SMITH
The Marketing Manager,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
RE / AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, as a winner of the
promotional
SWEEPSTAKES LOTTO LONDON/ INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 17th September
2004 as part of our Last
Quarter bonanza.
You are attached to ticket number 025-1146-1992-750, with serial number
2113-05 drew the lucky
numbers 13-15-22-37-39-43, and consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of £3,500,000.00
(Three Million, Five
Hundred Thousand POUNDS only) in cash credited to file REF NO.GL/2551256003/01.
This is from total prize money of £20,400,000.00 shared among the Three
international winners in
this category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn form 25,000
names from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and North
America as part our
International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with a Finance and Security House insured in
your name. Due to the mix
up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from
public notice until
your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This
is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants
of this program.
We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year
high stakes £1.3
billion International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent:
ADAMS BROWN
GATEY SECURITIES LTD.
T S LORD AMORY, 631 MANCHESTER RD,
LONDON E14 3NU,
UNITED KINGDOM.
EMAIL: adamsbrown@winning.com
Also find all other relevant winning lottery information below:
Ref No: GL/2551256003/01
Batch No:14/0017/IPD
Zonal Draw No: GLA2-003
Grand Draw No: 12099
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account
of your choice.
Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later than a week, After
this date, all funds
will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE:
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
to Quote your reference
and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with your agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as
possible.
On behalf of all our staff in SWEEPSTAKES LOTTO program, accept my Congratulations!
MRS. REBECCA SMITH
The Marketing Manager,
SWEEPSTAKES LOTTO LONDON
N.B. Anybody under the age of 18 cannot participate in this programme and
any breach of
confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.
Please do not reply to this mail. Contact your claim agent.
__________________________________________________________________
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