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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: "UK_NATIONAL_LOTTERY" <uk_national_lottery@fastermail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 12:02:16 +1000
Subject: RE: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE!!!(CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENTS)


British International Lottery
The Marina Offices,
St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE6 1HX
United Kingdom.


FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTION MANAGER
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF NO: BTL/4910X1/04
BATCH NO: 12/25/0304

RE: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION/
FINAL NOTICE!!!
................................
..................................................................


The members and sponsors happily announce to you the draw of the Uk National
Lottery programs held on the 6th of May, 2005 St Peters Yacht Basin,England
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 2247887653,with serial number
5388/02 drew with lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, which subsequently won
you the lottery in the 2nd category. All participants were selected
randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted
from over 100,000 individuals and companies.

The Lottery teams up with local companies and media partners to promote
Lottery products, and informs citizens on where the proceeds from Lottery
ticket sales go.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of #2
MILLION POUNDS in cash. This is from a total cash prize of
#1,350.000.00(ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUNSAND POUNDS),shared
amongst the first hundred (53) lucky winners in this category.

A statewide focus is taken on most large promotions, and the Lottery works
with local companies, such as Pepsi and IBM, in "co-promotional"
partnerships. These partnerships help each company introduce new products
to customers.This promotion takes place annually. 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.

In view of this, your #1,350.000.00(ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
THOUNSAND POUNDS) Be advice to keep your winning information confidential
until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is
part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse
of this program,For the release of your winning,kindly contact your claims
agent:

Mr. KELVIN SCOTT
Tel: +44 -703 -184- 8498
Fax: +44 -870-135-7921
Email: FUDICIARY_CLAIMSAGENTS@YAHOO.CO.UK

Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the Release of
your funds as soon as you contact him and you are to quote your lucky number
for confirmation on your winning in every correspondences with claims
agent.

All winning must be claimed not later than 10th June, 2005. After this date
all unclaimed funds will be retured to European Union Treasury as unclaimed.


To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are to contact MR KELVIN
SCOTT with followings details below:

1. YOUR FULL NAME,PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER, CURRENT CONTACT ADDRESS,
2. quote your Ticket number in any correspondences with us or our designated
agent. Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

The Lottery is strongly committed to maintaining the privacy of personal
information that is gathered from the use of its web site and web
services.The following statement discloses the Lottery's privacy policy and
its information gathering/dissemination practices.The Lottery will not
release personal information to third parties except where it is already
provided by law. Depending on the specific nature of the service,
information may be shared with other
state agencies as stated in the Open Records Act. This statute allows for
the exchange of public records or sharing of information between public
agencies when the exchange is serving a legitimate governmental need or is
necessary in the performance of a legitimate government function.

E-mail addresses:uk_national_lottery@fastermail.com
www.uknationallottery.com
Sincerely,
Caroline Bryan
(Zonal Coordinator)


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