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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: "lotto uk" <lottouk4all@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 03:40:43 +0000
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION...UK
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Support Center
Bevan House
51 Bevan Avenue
Conwy LL28 5AF
United Kingdom
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTION/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: UKNL/26510460037/04
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD
ATTENTION: Sir/Madam
RE/AWARD NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement
Today,14th of April 2005,
of winners of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,THE UNITED
KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS held on 2nd of April 2005 in
Croydon,London.You email address was
attached to ticket number 023-0148-790-459, with
serial number 5063-11 drew
The lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, and consequently
Won you the lottery in
the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay Of
500,000.00 British
Pounds(GBP) in cash credited to file REF NO.
UKNL/26510460037/04. This is
from total prize money Of 2,000,000.00 British
Pounds(GBP) shared among the
four International winners in this category.
All participants were selected randomly from World
Wide Website through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
companies as part of
International Promotions Program,which is conducted
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 500,000.00 British Pounds(GBP)dollars
would be released to you
by our preferred payment center in London.
Our 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 claims is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever
manner you deem fit to
claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary
measure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
unscrupulous
elements. Please be warned.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid Double
claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants Of this program.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
Agent;
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC
#195 Edgware Road,
London W2 1EY
United Kingdom.
Tel:447040104340
Fax:442081816199
www.lloydstsb.com
email: info@lloydsbankplc.org
Agent officier in charge...Mr Todd Benson.
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
For due processing and remittance of your prize Money,
please remember to
quote your Reference and batch numbers in every one of
your Correspondences
with your agent.Remember,all prize money must be
claimed not later
Than 24th of April 2005. After this date, all funds
will Be returned as
unclaimed.
Furthermore, should there be any Change of your
address; do inform your
claims agent As soon as possible.Congratulations again
from all our staff
and thank You for being part of our promotional
lottery program.
Sincerely,
Dr Paul White
Zonal Co-ordinator
www.national-lottery.com
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