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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 Clarke" <ssclarke4uklottery@lottrywinner2005.org>
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 13:11:30 +0000
Subject: Congratulation!!! You Won

UK LOTTERY.

.

150 WESTMINSTER BUILDING SUIT 1044 EC1 3M LONDON
ENGLAND.
TEL: +44-704 011 1737
MONDAY 21TH AUGUST 2005
EMAIL: ssclarke4uklottery@walla.com

Attn: Winner
REF NO: AGB/9800/1479701/02.
BATCH NO: 57214/6723/1

Attn: Winner

We happily announce to you the draw (#942) of the, online Sweepstakes
International program held on Wednesday 19th April 2005. It is yet to be
unclaimed and you are getting the final NOTIFICATION as regards this.

This is to inform you on the release of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY held
Saturday 19th of April 2005. Among the 129 participating finalist playing
6000 full tickets in the fifth series, from a pool of US$90.000.000.00
(Ninety million US Dollars) in cash, your name attached to ticket number
525—11464992—750 with Serial number 760112-05 drew the lucky numbers
09-14-23-24-31-41, which consequently won the lottery prize in that
category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of
US$4,700, 000.00 (FOUR MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) in cash
credited to file REF NO: AGB/9800/145701/02.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Our credit department has recently notified me that over the past months
there was no winner form submitted, Due to the failed efforts to communicate
with you or your Agency taking care of your ticket. Remember that the
validity of the prizes is six 6 months after the draw date, however an
insurance company in England reverse the right to place a bond on grand
prize and second prize winners of won, on all outstanding unclad $1,000.00
on each $100,000.00 imbed prizes, in order to give winners a second chance
to make a claim.

Your fund is now deposited with Belton Digital Credit insured to your name,
which are responsible for handling and remittance of won prizes and funds
until they are accurately disbursed. Due to mixed up of some numbers and
names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim
has been processed and your money remitted to your nominated account as this
is a part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted
taking advantage of this program by participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and North America as
part of our international promotions program, which we conduct once every
year. We hope that with a part of your prize, you will take part in our end
of year HIGHSTAKE US$150 Million International lottery.

Since we don’t deal directly with the public to begin your claim, this
notice will be forwarded to our licensed and bonded European Agency please
contact your claims agent, JOHN GRAHAM – E-mail:s_john4graham@yahoo.fr,
(Foreign Operational Manager) Belton Digital Credit, UK on Tel;
00-44-704-011-6865 for processing and of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice. The deadline for this notice is the 20TH JULY 2005.
Non- remittance compliance within this time period may result in
disqualification and insured prize will be forfeited to the insurance
company or the unclaimed funds are returned to the UK LOTTERY.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence
with your agent or us. Furthermore, should there be any change of your
address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible ALSO ENDEAVOUR TO
CONTACT ME TO SEND YOU YOUR WINNING CERTIFICATE IN YOUR REPLY AS YOU WILL BE
ASKED BEFORE YOUR WINNINIG IS REMITTED TO YOU.

Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE UK LOTTERY.

...........................................
Ref: AGB/9800/1479701/02.
Batch:57214/6723/1

WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL
NOTICE........CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
LUCKYDAY E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.



THIS IS OUR FINAL NOTICE.

Yours truly,
Mr. Simon Clarke
TEL: +44-704 011 1737
E- mail: ssclarke4uklottery@walla.com

(VICE PRESIDENT)

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