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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: colinsdesk@q-bec.com
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 07:12:15 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: ONLINE WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!
ONLINE WINNING LOTTERY
Agent ID:23009
UNIT 1 HOWLEY PARK CLOSE
LEEDS. LS27 0BW
UNITED KINGDOM
Ref:LSUK/2231/81/04
Batch: OBW/A10-234
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw of the ONLINE Sweepstake Lottery
International programs held on the 25th of June, 2005 in LEEDS, UNITED
KINGDOM.Note this lottery draw was not entered by you,All participants
were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw
system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion takes
place annually Your e-mail address attached to ticket(winning) number: 564
5600545 188 with Serial number 5447/02 , the lucky numbers:
19-6-26-17-35-7, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd draw category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total 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
USD$25 Million dollars, shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in
this category.Please note that your lucky winning number falls within
our European booklet representative office.
In view of this, your US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) 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.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims 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 claims and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please
note once you have been cleared by your fiduciary agent our attorney
will contact you as regard modalities, on how your winnings will get to
you.As an oversea winner, to file for your claim, please contact our
online fiduciary agent:
MR.HENRY F. COSTER
email: costerdata@yahoo.com
Fax:+448-701-213-851
Provide him with the information below:
1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Occupation:
4.Sex:
5.Country Of Residence:
6.Telephone Number:(include email address when sending fax)
If you do not contact your claims agent within 7 working days of this
notification, your winnings would be revoked. Winners are advised to
keep their winning details/information from the public to avoid
fraudulent claim(IMPORTANT) pending the transfer/claim by Winner.
Accept my hearty congratulations once again!
Regards,
SIR COLIN STUART.
Online Lottery Co-ordinator
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