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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-nationnal-loto@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:04:34 +0100
Subject: RESULT NOTIFICATION
NATIONAL LOTTERY
UK-LOTTO Headquarters:
Customer Service
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY3
22/06/2005
WINNING RESULT NOTIFICATION:
Dear Winner,
We happily announce to you the draw of the UK-National Lotto Sweepstake Lottery
International programs held on the 1st of June, 2005 in AMSTERDAM HOLLANDY.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545 188,with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 06-07-10-20-37-44-36 , which subsequently
won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved
to claim a total sum of £550,000.00 (Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pondes)
in cash credited to file ktu/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize
of £4,400,000 (Four Million Four Hundred Thousand Pondes),shared amongst
the first ten (10)lucky winners in this category. All participants were selected
randomly from WorldWide Web site through computer draw system from over
100,000 companies/individuals. This promotion takes place annually.
Please note that your lucky winning number fall within our European booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view
of this, your £550,000.00 (Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pondes) which
is equivalent to $1,003,356.65 in exchange would be released to you by our
payment office in Europe.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him.Your prize awards has been
insured in your names and ready for claim.
To begin your claims therefore, you are advised on final notice and as a
matter of urgency,to contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for
Overseas Lottery Winners for the processing of your prize awards winning
and payment to your designated bank account after all statutory obligations
have been concluded satisfactorily.
Contact thus:
CONTACT OUR FIDUCIARY AGENT,
MR.MALCOLM KAM
Email:files_unit1@yahoo.co.uk
Due to mixed up in some numbers and names and for the purpose of confidentiality,be
advised to keep your data above or this award notification in general secret
from public notice until your claim has been processed and your prize money
remitted to your designated bank account as this is part of precautionary
measures to avoid double claim or misuse of this program by some social miscreants.Hence,
your prize awards winning is confidential as our winners are at liberty to
remain completely anonymous until payment is effected.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program. Thank
you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
JANNET MUEHLENBERG
UK. LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR
N.B:Please do not reply to this email box. Contact your agent immediately.And
if you have received this communication in error,notify us immediately by
email.
Once again,I say CONGRATULATIONS
___________________________________________________________
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