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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: "BUSINESS UPGRADE" <info@businessupgrade.org>
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 22:04:23 +0000
Subject: THE NATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS
DATE:11 October,2004
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD.
BATCH: EGS/ 22504002/03: REFERENCE: 15/0018/IPD
ATTENTION: CONGRATULATIONS!
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION.
This is to inform you of the release of THE NATIONAL
LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PRIZE DRAW, held on
the 5th of December 2003, but owing to some mix up of
numbers and addresses and the holidays, the results
were released on the 25th of April 2004.
Your name was attached to ticket number
085-12876077-09 with serial number 51390-0 that drew
the lucky numbers of 03-05-12-14-28-38, which
consequently won the lottery in the 5th category. You
have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of
800,809.00. (EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND,EIGHT HUNDRED AND
NINE BRITISH POUNDS ONLY), in cash credited to file
with REF: N.EGS/3662367114/13. This is from a total
cash prize of 70,020.225.00, shared among the
twenty-five international winners in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with our Bank and insured
in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names,
we ask that you keep this award from public notice
until your claim has been processed, and the money
remitted to your account, as this is part of our
security protocol, to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted taking of advantage of this program by
participants, as has happened in the past.
All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from 25,000 names, email addresses
& official addresses, from Asia, Australia, New
Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East
and Africa, as part of our International Promotions
Program.
We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize
in the subsequent programs.
To begin your lottery claims, please contact our
Co-ordinator, DR PETER MARTINS.
EMAIL:peter_martins4@hotmail.com
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later
than 30th of October,2004. Any claim not made by this
date will be returned to HER MAJESTY'S DEPARTMENT OF
THE TREASURY. And also be informed that 10% of your
lottery winning belongs to (THE PROMOTIONS COMPANY).
Because they are the company that bought your ticket
and played the lottery in your name.
Note also that this 10% will be remitted after you
have received your winnings prize, because the money
isinsured in your name already.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your reference
and batch numbers in all correspondences with us,
Furthermore, should there be any change of address,
please do inform our Co-ordinator as soon as possible.
An original copy of your lucky winning ticket and your
deposit certificate will be sent to you by
Administrative Remittance Operation
Manager of Trustshore Banking
Corporation,Jersey-United Kingdom
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Once again from all members of our
staff and thank you for being a part of our
International Promotions program.
We wish you continued good fortunes.
Yours Sincerely,
MR RAY CUMMINGS.
VICE PRESIDENT
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