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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: "Richard KLloyd" <richard@richardklloyd.com>
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 04:39:47 +0100
Subject: YOU HAVE WON
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 (#981) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on wed 19th May, 2005 Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:02-19-22-27-28-47(bonus no.41), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £70,398 {Seventy thousand three hundred and ninety eight Great Britain pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £774,378 {Seven hundred and seventy four thousand three hundred and seventy eight Great Britain pounds sterlings} shared amongst the {11} lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.All participants for the online version were selected
randomly from World Wide Web sites through omputer draw system and
extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, 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, your £70,398 {Seventy thousand three hundred and ninety eightGreat Britain pounds sterlings) 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 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. Please be warned.
To file for your claim, pleasecontact our fiduciary agent: MR PAUL SMITHEmail: paul_smith_claimsagent@yahoo.co.uk
You can go to our online result site to confirm the
value of your winnings and also get a prize breakdown:-
www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Richard K. Lloyd.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program
{Tel:+447031940188}
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