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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: "National Lottery" <universalstakelottery@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 14:23:58 +0100
Subject: Congrates

The National Lottery
universal stakes lottery International Program
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 (#986) of the National Lottery,online
universal stakes lottery International program held on Sat 18th Jun 05.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 04-07-26-41-42-49(bonus no 37),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 E79,420
(Seventy nine thousand four hundred and twenty pounds sterling) in cash
credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of
E1,508,980(One million five hundred and eight thousand nine hundred and
eighty pounds sterling) shared amongst twentyone (19) people.
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, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This
promotion takes place weekly.Please note that your lucky winning number
falls within our Europeanbooklet representative office in Europe as
indicated in your play coupon.In view of this,you have therefore been
approved to claim a total sum of E79,420 (Seventy nine thousand four hundred
and twenty pounds sterling) which would be released to you by any of our
payment offices in Europe.Our European agents will immediately commence the
process to facilitate the release of your fund as soon as you contact them.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential,until your claim 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, please contact our
fiduciary agent:
MRS PORTIA KIKO on email: portiakiko@winnining.com

YOU CAN GO TO OUR ONLINE RESULT SITE TO VERIFY THE VALUE OF YOUR
WINNINGS AND ALSO GET A PRIZE BREAKDOWN, AND PLEASE ENSURE YOU CHECK
THE CORRECT DRAW NUMBER

(#986)http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the Universal Stake Lottery.

Yours faithfully,

Sir. Richard K. Fletcher.

Online coordinator

for National Lottery

Universal stakes lottery International Program

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