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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: UK LOTTERY <uknational.lottery@email.ro>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 04:37:49 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!!!!!!!!
UK-LOTTO Headquarters:
The Marina Offices,
St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1HX
England
Customer Service
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY, online
Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday 5th of March, 2005
in LIVERPOOL UNITED-KINGDOM.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
56475600545 188 with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:
06 . 19 . 24 . 26 . 27 . 49 . [08] Bonus Ball
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
US$2,500,000.00 (Two million,Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) in cash credited to file ktu/9023118308/03.This is from a
total cash
prize of $USD 25 Million dollars, shared amongst the first Ten (10)
lucky winners in this category.
All participants for the online version were selected
randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system
andextracted from over 100,000
unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are
listed online. This promotion takes place annually.
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 $USD2,500,000 (two million five hundred thousand
dollars) will 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 claim is processed and
your money has been remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to
claim
your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming
andunwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our
fiduciary agent:
Mr.BRIAN HUNT
Email: fiduciary_unl@myway.com
with your claims verification information:
FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:........................
CONTACT ADDRESS:..................................
CITY/STATE:.......................................
COUNTRY:..........................................
NATIONALITY:......................................
SEX:.......................AGE:...................
TEL NO:...........................................
NEXT OF KIN:......................................
ANNUAL INCOME:....................................
AMOUNT WON:.......................................
REFENCE NO:................BATCH NO:..............
LUCKY NO:..................TICKET NO..............
SERIAL NO:.................LOTTERY DATE:..........
feel free to visit the online result site to confirm your winnings
numbers.
<http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do>
For Further enquiries and confirmation,
Contact: Mr Brian Hunt
<http://www.uknationallottery.com/meettheteam.php>
Congratulations once again from all members and staffs of this
program. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery
programs.
Sincerely,
MR ANDREW T. HALL
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program
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