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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: "NATIONAL LOTTERY" <coordinatorofficers@uknational-lottrey.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 21:35:42 +0000
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#1001) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on wednesday 27th july 2005
and was officially announce today 12th AUGUST 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 10-12-13-17-31-37(bonus ball no.44),
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 6.You
have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,440,772(One
million,four hundred and fourty thousand,seven hundred and seventy two
pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of £2,881,544 shared amongst the first two
(2)jackpot lucky winners in this category i.e Match 6.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 which are America,Africa, Asia,
Australia,Europe, Middle East, and Oceania.
This promotion takes place weekly.Please note that your lucky winning number
falls within our europe booklet representative office in europe as indicated
in your play coupon.In view of this,You have therefore been approved to
claim a total sum of You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of£1,440,772(One million,four hundred and fourty thousand,seven hundred and
seventy two pounds sterlings)would be released to you by any of our payment
offices in europe.
Our europe agents will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact them.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 claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program.Please be warned.To file for your claim,
please contact our FIDUCIARY agent:
MR,PAUL VAN HEINZ
Email:heinzclaim3@excite.com
PHONE:+447031840381
:+447031930699
:+447031840364
For further clarification/verification of your claims, Please call any of
the phone number of our
fiduciary agent stated in this notification e-mail.You can go to our online
result site to
confirm the value of your winnings and also get a prize
breakdown:-www.national-lottery.co.uk
http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/prizes/prizeAction.do
Goodluck and congratulation from all members of staff of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs,Jennifer Dave.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program
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