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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: "Mrs Linda Lloyd." <uknational01@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: uknational02@netscape.net
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 17:37:52 +0100
Subject:
FROM THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUATERS
Macclesfield,United Kingdom.
Customer's Service Center
Ref Number: UK/910/16454
Batch Number:VC/32/ID1141
Dispatch date : 30/06/2005.
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A" DRAWS
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of theCategory" A" draws of UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,LONON.. We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the First Category, which is part of our promotional draws. The draws were held on the 25TH JUNE 2005 and results were officially announced today 30TH JUNE Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 4,000,000 names/email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our International Promotions Program.
You/Your Company, attached to ticket number UK/910/16454, with serial number VC/32/ID1141 drew the lucky numbers 29, 41, 20, 39,48,44 (01), and consequently won in the Category "A". You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of €1,000,000.00 (0NE MILLION EUROS) which is the winning payout for Category "A" winners. This is from the total prize of 2 MILLION EUROS Shared among the 2 international winners in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Niger Consultant , a reputable firm in the United Kingdom has been assigned to be your agent. In your best interest and also to avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants/no participants of this program.
We also wish to bring to your notice our end year (2005) high stakes where you stand a chance of winning up to €10.Million, we hope that with a part of your prize you will participate.
Please contact your claim agent immediately, to begin your claim process;
MR.ROBERT NEWTON
FORIEGN CLAIM DIRECTOR/LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE.
NIGER CONSULTANT AGENCY :Direct line:+447875561705 Fax:+44-8701323824
DIRECT AGENCY EMAIL EMAIL: info_niger@consultant.com
SEND REPLY COPY TO THE CLAIM DEPARTMENT EMAIL :uknational05@netscpe.net
SEND REPLY COPY TO THE COMPANYS EMAIL:uknational02@netscpe.net
YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO SEND REPLY TO THE THREE EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR CONFIRMATION AND SWIFT PROCESS.
for due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claim agent within Three weeks, after this time frame, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Mrs Linda Lloyd.
THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR.
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM (NL)
NOTE: If you are under the age of 18, you are automatically disqualified for this star prize.
Please do not reply to this mail. Contact your claim agent with the contact information given above.
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