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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: "uklottery board" <uklotteryboard2@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 12:43:10 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
Batch No: WD18/0065/04RN
Our Ref: UKNL/255457004/05
Our Ref: UK-NL/0627/05
Dear our treasured lucky winner,
RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING
NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to notify you of the release today as
dated of the
"UK's National Lottery International Promotions
programme held
on Saturday the 13th,of August ,2005.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn
from 25,000 names from Europe, America, Asia,
Australia, New Zealand,
Middle-East, Africa, and North & South America as part
of our
international promotions programme conducted annually
to encourage
prospective overseas entries.
We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take
part in our
subsequent lottery jackpots.
The result of our computer draw 844 of this day
selected your names
and email address attached to Ticket Number
034-22478556 with serial
number 129 drew the lucky number 16-25-27-32-35-43-42
which
consequently won the lottery grand prize awards in the
2nd category.
Therefore, you have been approved a lottory jackpot
lump sum prize
awards winning of £1,950,280.00 (One Million, Nine
Hundred and
Fifty Thousand, Two Hundred and Eighty Pounds Sterling
Only) in cash
prize credited to file Ref. No: UKNL/255457004/05.
This is from the
total prize of £18,486,220. 00 (Eighteen Million, Two
Hundred and
Eighty Six Thousand, Two Hundred and Twenty Pounds
Sterlings) shared
among the Thirty Eight overseas lucky winners in this
category as
part of our promotional programme for this year 2005.
This is your
opportunity!
Your prize awards has been insured in your names and
ready for claim.
To begin your claims therefore, you are advised on
final notice and
as a matter of urgency, to contact our licensed and
accredited claim
agent for Overseas Lottery Winners for the processing
of your prize
awards winning and payment to your designated bank
account after all
statutory obligations have been concluded
satisfactorily.
Contact thus:
Financial Director,
METROPOLITAN FINANCE AND SECURITIES
U.K LTD
A reputable finance firm in the U.K
Due to mixed up in some numbers and names and for the
purpose of
confidentiality, be advised to keep this award
notification as secret
from public notice until your claim has been processed
and your prize
money remitted to your designated bank account as this
is part of
precautionary measures to avoid double claim or misuse
of this
program by some social miscreants.
Hence, your prize awards winning is confidential as
our winners are
at liberty to remain completely anonymous until
payment is effected
to the benefit of the beneficiary. Our staffs are
sworn to secrecy,
so you will be the only one to know what you've won
hence, this
notification via this medium (EMAIL) to avoid
interception of
official letters.
On a final note, you are advised to begin your claim
immediately
hence, all prizes awards must be claimed and disbursed
within 20days
of this notification as elapse of the scheduled "End
of
Claim" date will authorized funds withholding for
redirection as
abandoned/ unclaimed without notice.
Note: To enhance the processing of your claim by our
accredited claim
agent, you are advised to officially introduce
yourself to the claim
agent and also provide them with your valid means of
your personal
identification with a copy of this awards notification
for
references.
CONGRATULATIONS !!!
please contact your claims agent immediately to begin
your claims
process;
MR JOSEPH HENRY
FINANCIAL DIRECTOR
METROPOLITAN FINANCE AND SECURITIES U.K LTD
EMAIL ADDRESS: claimcentre@gawab.com
At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,
Mr. Charles Louis Mcclean
Director.
International Promotions Unit,
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
Units 2A&2B,
Olympic Way,
Sefton Business Park,
Aintree Liverpool,
L30 1RD.
United Kingdom
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