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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: carolin_5000@handbag.com
Date: Mon, 9 May 2005 11:54:22 +0200
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE.
The National Lottery.
P O Box 1010,Liverpool, L70
1NL,UNITED KINGDOM.(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#951) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online.Sweepstakes International program held on Wed 4th MAY
2005.Youre-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial
number 5368/02 drew
the lucky numbers: 02-19-28-33-44-49(bonus no.21),which subsequently
won you the lottery JACKPOT category i.e match 6. You have therefore
been approved to claim a total sum of 714,075(Seven Hundred and
Fourteen Thousand Seventy Five pounds sterling) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of 2,856,300 shared amongst 4 lucky
winners in this category.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from
World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from
over 100,000 unions, sociations, and corporate bodies that are listed
online.
This promotion takes place weekly.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,
your714,075(Seven Hundred and Fourteen Thousand Seventy Five pounds sterling)
would 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 claims is processed and your money remitted to
you in what ever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of
ourprecautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this program.
Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Name: Mr.VAN AUSTIN
Email: VANASTIN1@netscape.net
Telephone Number:+34-652-53-568
Good luck & congratulation, from me and members of staff of
the UK.
NATIONAL LOTTERY.Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Carolin.littlewood
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Sweepstakes International Program.
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Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
Cheap flights - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/flights/
Bargain holidays - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/holidays/
___________________________________________________________
Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
Cheap flights - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/flights/
Bargain holidays - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/holidays/
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