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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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From: "Universal Promo Lottery" <unipromolotto@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 17:03:45 +0000
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
--GRAND UNIVERSAL PROMO
FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool , L30 1RD
REF: GUPL/74-A0802742005
AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, of winners of the GRAND UNIVERSAL PROMO held on 29th of July 2005.
Your email address was attached to ticket number 22-1356-4096-988; with serial number A) 69-07 drew the lucky numbers 09-23-13-56-80-40, and consequently won in category A. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of GBP 1,400,000.00 POUNDS in cash credited to file REF GUPL/74-A0802742005 This is from total prize money of GBP 7,000,000.00 POUNDS, shared among the Five (5) international winners in this category.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 100,000 companies/individuals from Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, America, Asia, Europe and North America as part of our
International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with a Security company insured in your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.
We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes GBP 50. Million international lottery.
To begin your claim, please respond back to your claiming agent;
Frank Smith (Mr.)
frank_agent@excite.comHe will brief you on steps to be taken for due processing and remittance of your prize money. Remember, you must contact him using his mailing address not later than two weeks after this date or funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference number in every one of your correspondences.
Ticket number 22-1356-4096-988
Serial number A069-07
Lucky numbers 09-23-13-56-80-40
File REF NO. GUPL/74-A0802742005
BATCH: 2005GUPL-01
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program. Sincerely,
Monica Lopez (Mrs.)
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
GRAND UNIVERSAL PROMO
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the Winners will result to disqualification. Any winner below the age of 18years is automatically disqualified
NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims officer immediately.
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