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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: "Lottery Coordinator /Prize Dept" <queenslottery_2005@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2005 02:15:27 +0000
Subject: LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION!
WINNING NOTICE
FROM: THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
QUEEN ELIZABETH LOTTERY,UK.
DEAR WINNER,
RESULTS OF THE YEAR 2005 PRIME DRAWS
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the
results of the Prime draws of QUEEN ELIZABETH
LOTTERY,UK. We are happy to inform you that you have
emerged a winner under the Prime Category,which is
part of our promotional draws.The draws were
held prior to your notification. Participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
4,000,000 names/email addresses of individuals and
companies from Africa, America, Asia,Australia,Canada,
Europe,Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our
International Promotions Program.
You/Your Company, attached to ticket number
3344/3414-22,with serial number 36-47 drew the lucky
numbers 27, 35, 40, 64,84, (11), and consequently
won in the prime Draw. You have therefore been awarded
a lump sum pay out of £2,000,000.00 (Two Million Great
Britain Pounds) in cash, which is the winning payout
for Prime Draw winners. This is from the total prize
money of £10,000,000.00 shared among the 5
international winners in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your funds are now deposited with LLOYDS TSB, LONDON
under the care of ROYAL FINANCE U.K LTD, a reputable
finance firm in the U.K., insured in your name.In your
best interest and also to avoid mix up of
numbers and names of any kind, we request that you
keep the entire details of your award strictly
from public notice until the process of transferring
your claims has been completed, and your funds
remitted to your account.This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts
by participants/nonparticipants of this program. We
also wish to bring to your notice our end of the
year(2004) high stakes where you stand a chance of
winning up to £25 MillionGreat Britain Pounds, we hope
that with a part of yourprize you will participate.
Please contact your claims agent immediately, to begin
your claims
process;
MR. WILLIAMS JOHNSON.
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER,
ROYAL FINANCE U.K LTD.
TEL/FAX: +44 7040106295
EMAIL: royal_fin2005@yahoo.co.uk
For due processing and remittance of your prize money
to a designated account of your choice.
Remember, you must contact your claims agent not later
than two weeks after the receipt of this mail. After
this date,all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: For easy reference and identification find below
your reference and Batch numbers. Note that you are to
forward this email to the ROYAL FINANCE U.K LTD. in
your first correspondence with them, strictly by email
or Fax.
REFERENCE NUMBER: QELUK/4161/22-01/08
BATCH NUMBER: 3622-UK
Congratulations once again from all our staff and
thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
QUEEN ELIZABETH LOTTERY,UK.
4 JUPITER HOUSE CALLEVA PARK,
ALDERMASTON READING,
BERKSHIRE RG7 8NN.
UNITED KINGDOM.
N.B.ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE
WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.PLEASE DO NOT
REPLY TO THIS MAIL BOX,YOU ARE TO CONTACTYOURS CLAIMS
AGENT FOR FURTHER PRIZE CLAIM PROCEDURE.
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