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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: Mary Briggs <winnerlottery@indiatimes.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 08:24:15 -0700
Subject: Congratulations

Batch No: WD18/0065/04RN
Our Ref: UKNL/255457004/04
Our Ref: UK-NL/0627/04

Dear our treasured lucky winner,

RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to notify you of the release today as dated of the "UK's National Lottery International
Promotions programme held on the 13th,of October,2004.Participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from 50,000 names and email addresses from Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New
Zealand, Middle-East, Africa, and North & South America as part of our international promotions
programme conducted annually to encourage
prospective overseas entries.

We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots. The result
of our computer draw 844 of this day selected your names and email address attached to Ticket Number
034-22478556 with serial number 129 drew the lucky number 16-25-27-32-35-43-42 which consequently
won the lottery grand prize awards in the 2nd category.

Therefore, you have been approved a lottory jackpot lump sum prize awards winning of £3,950,280.00
(Three Million, Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand, Two Hundred and Eighty Pounds Sterling Only) in
cash prize credited to file Ref. No: UKNL/255457004/04. This is from the total prize of £18,286,220. 00
(Eighteen Million, Two Hundred and Eighty Six Thousand, Two Hundred and Twenty Pounds Sterlings)
shared among theThirty Eight overseas lucky winners in this category as part of our promotional
programme for this year 2004. This is your opportunity!Your prize awards has been insured in your names
and ready for claim.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Africa booklet representative office in Africa
as indicated in your play coupon and to begin the processing of your claims you are advised as a matter
of urgency to contact our licensed and accredited claim agent in Africa.

Contact your claims agent immediately for due processing and remittance of your prize money to a
designated account of your choice:

MR ANTHONY DOGLAS
COASTAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD
EMAIL : purpose5000@indiatimes.com

For due processing and mailing out of your prize check you.Remember, you must contact our foreign
payment center agent not later than two weeks from today. After this date, all funds will be returned as
unclaimed.

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,

MARY BRIGGS
THE REGIONAL MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY DEPARTMENT

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Please do not
reply to this mail. Contact your claims agent.






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