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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: nationaluk@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 05:33:56 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?NOTIFICATION?=
WINNING NOTICE:
FROM: THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
DEAR WINNER,
RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "2" DRAWS:
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the Category
"2" draws of U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY.
We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the Second
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 3322/6181-22 with serial number
92-71 drew the lucky numbers 19, 21, 25, 30,41,44 (22) and consequently
won in the Category "2". You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay
out of £1,200,000.00
(One Million two Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) in cash, which is
the winning payout for Category "2"winners. This is from the total prize
money of £2,400,000.00 shared among the 2 international winners in this
category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your funds are now deposited with INTERNATIONAL FINANCE COMPANY 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 untilthe
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. Please
contact your claims agent immediately, to begin your claims process.
MR.HOWARD COLLINS
FINANCIAL DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE COMPANY U.K LTD
TEL/FAX:+448701351031
EMAIL: howardcollins@mail2uk.com
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
aweek from the date of this notification, 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 finance firm in your first correspondence with them, whether
by email or fax.
REFERENCE NUMBER: UK-NL/0627/03
BATCH NUMBER: WD 18/0065/03RN
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY,
UNITS 2A AND 2B,OLYMPIC WAY,
SEFTON BUSINESS PARK AINTREE LIVERPOOL,
L30 1RD.
UNITED KINGDOM.
N.B.ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT
TO SQUALIFICATION.PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MAIL BOX,YOU ARE TO CONTACT
YOURS CLAIMS AGENT FOR FURTHER PRIZE CLAIM PROCEDURE
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