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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: "simon croft" <simoncroftt@ukk-national.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 10:15:48 +0000
Subject: Winning Offer!!
FROM MR SIMON CROFT.
THE COORDINATOR,UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS / PRIZE AWARD
DEPARTMENT.
UK NATIONAL, LOTTERY.
DEAR WINNER,
SECOND CATEGORY HIGH STAKES DRAW
Congratulations to you as we bring to your
notice,the Results of the Stakes Draws of UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY UNITED KINGDOM. We are happy to inform you that
you have emerged a winner under the Second Category
High Stakes Draw,Which is part of our promotional
draws.
The draws were held on 30TH JUNE, 2005 and
results are being officially announced today.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from 30,000 names/email addresses of Individuals
and companies from Africa, America, Asia,Australia,
Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as part of our
International Promotions Program.
You/Your Company, attached to ticket number
66-1-452, with serial number 52-27 drew the
winning numbers 09 15 18 56 31 60 (25) and consequently
won in The Second Category.
You have therefore been awarded a lump sum payout
of £1,500,000:00M GBP (One Million, Five Hundred
Thousand Pounds), which is the winning payout for
Second Category Winners. This is from the total prize
money of £15,000,000:00 shared between six (6) winners
in the B Category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund has been long deposited with our
International Funds Transfer agents ACE FINANCE
LTD and has been insured in your name. In your best
interest and also to avoid mix up of numbers and
names of any kind,For easy reference and
identification, find Below your reference and Batch numbers. Remember
to Quote these numbers in every one of your
Correspondence with your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: UKNL/05/8256/83219/QE321
BATCH NUMBER: UKNL5/A005-02
This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double Claiming or unscrupulous acts by
Participants/ non-participants of this program.We also wish to
bring to your notice our mid-year 2005 Premium Stakes Draw
where you stand a chance of Winning up to £50 M that will
be shared Amongst 10 winners worldwide, we hope that with a
part of your prize you will participate.
Please contact your claims agent immediately for
due processing and remittance of your prize money to
a designated bank account of your choice;
MR. BRIAN HAYS
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT MANAGER
ACE FINANCE LIMITED
CRAWFORD LODGE 98A REDCLIFFE
GARDENS LONDON SW10 9HH, UK
FAX: +44-870-135-7986
Fax: +44-870-121-5580
Tel: +44 7040 125 189
Tel: +44 7040 125 186,Mobile: +44 7040 125 188
Email:financemanager7_afl@seeqmail.com
You are advised to contact your claims agent by
Email and/or fax within a week of receiving this
notice.Failure to do so may warrant immediate
disqualification.
Congratulations once again from all our staff and
thank you for being part of our promotions
program.
sincerely,
MR SIMON CROFT.
THE COORDINATOR,
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
THE MARINA OFFICE,ST PETERS
YACHT BASIN,NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE,
NE6 1HX ENGLAND
Fax: +44-870-121-5589
Fax: +44-870-135-8048
Tel: +44 7040 125 187
Tel: +44 7040 125 193
N.B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of
the winners will result to disqualification.
Please do not reply to this mail. Contact your
claims agent
immediately.(TERMS AND CONDITION APPLYS).
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