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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: "SWIFT COURIER" <deliverydepartment@swift-courier.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 21:23:02 +0000
Subject: CLAIMS
CONGRATULATIONS IVA,
Your particulars have been received in this office.This means that you have been officially cleared for payment by the Verifications Dept. at the headquarters of the UK National Lottery.Your winning cheque, original copy of your winning certificate, together with a covering document (Money Laundering protection and Letter of Affidavit for Claims) from the British government stating that the money was obtained legally through their National Lottery promotion will be sent to you as soon as you choose from any of the option stipulated below.
To begin the final step of the claims process, which is the shippment of your winning cheque prize to you. With regards to this, there are Three options open to you, you are required to select the most convenient of the Three.
The options, together with their associated conditions are presented below:You are be required to pay the neccesary courier charges to enable us send you your cheque and other claim documents.
Shipping your winning cross cheque to you via any of this channel listed below:
DHL
Mailing: £150.00
Insurance: £130.05
Vat: £ 90.00TOTAL: £370.00
UPS
Mailing: £140.00
Insurance: £120.00
Vat: £ 60.00TOTAL: £320.00
FEDEX
Mailing: £180.00
Insurance: £140.00
Vat: £ 30.55TOTAL: £350.55
NOTE: IF YOU DO NOT WANT COURIER,THE WINNINGS CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT DIRECTLY.THIS REQUIRES YOU PROVIDING US WITH YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS.THE CHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS IS 970pounds.
This company declined reverse payment for these charges, stating that it is against their professional policy towards ensuring the safe delivery of the cheque to you. That if a reverse payment is made, and something goes wrong, that we/you cannot sue the courier company or insurance company to recover the full value of the fund as stipulated in the cheque since payment for insurance cover was not made at point of mailing.With the above reason, reverse payment is ruled out.
Note: that your prize is protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before it has been remitted to you. This means that the above charges cannot be deducted from the prize and hence must be provided by you before your prize is transferred to you.
This is in accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the national gambling act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3RD july 1996 by the constitutional assembly.This is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds
Send your response to indicate your option within the next 24hrs,because you only have 6 days to claim this cheque and after this period,your cash prize will be deemed to have been forfeited by you and will be reused in the drawings of the next edition of the lottery.
Once again,congratulations.
YOURS SINCERELY,
MRS. K WILDE (Ph.d)
FIDUCIARY AGENT
EMAIL: karmenwilde@yahoo.co.uk
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