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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: joxx_ukmails@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 09:36:23 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE OUR LUCKY WINNER
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Support Centre
Bevan House
51 Bevan Avenue
Conwy LL28 5AF
United Kingdom
Dear Winner,
ATTENTION: Sir/Madam
RE/AWARD NOTIFICATION;FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement
today, 15th april 2005, of winners of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,THE UNITED KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 7th
april 2005 in Croydon,London.
You email address was attached to ticket number
023-0148-790-459, with serial number 5073-11 drew
the lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, and consequently
won you the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
of £100,000.00 british pounds in cash credited to file REF
NO. UNL/26510460037/02 . This is from total prize money
of £1,000,000.00(GBP) shared among the ten
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 from
Australia,New Zealand,America,Europe,North America,Africa and
Asia 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 £100,000.00
british pounds would be released to you by our preferred payment
center in the united kingdom.
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 a nd
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;
Mr. ALAN BROWN
EMAIL :agentalan_brownmails@myway.com
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 21st 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,
Jox White
___________________________________________________________
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