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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: random_notice@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:26:54 +0100
Subject: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE PROMOTION DRAWS/2005





The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

RE:WINNING NOTIFICATION


We happily announce to you the draw (#980) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online
Sweepstakes International program held on saturday 14th MAY, 2005.Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number:
56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:12-18-22-33-43-48(bonus
no.25), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2ndcategory i.e match
5 plus bonus.You have therefore been approved to claim atotal sum of US$2,500,000.00(Two
million,Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to
file ktu/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £1,581,678 shared
amongst the (10) 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 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 European booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.In view
of this, your US$2,500,000.00 (Two million,Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) in cash credited to file
ktu/9023118308/03.will be released to you by any of our payment offices in
Europe. Our European office will immediately commencethe process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact the claims processing officer.For
security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential
till 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
andunwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned. To file for your
claim, please contact our claims processing officer:


THOMAS JEFF(Sir)
Tel:+447040122465
FAX:448701307222
Email: claims_department4@yahoo.co.uk

Congratulations from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
HULLETT MARION(MR)
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program



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