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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: uk-game_xx@handbag.com
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:55:46 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION
British Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
28 Tanfield Road,
Croydon.London
UNITED KINGDOM
Ref: UK/23760X3/68
Batch: 076/05/NL369
23th August 2005.
WINNING NOTIFICATION.
We happily announce to you the draw (#857) of the NL-UK ONLINE INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY, online sweepstakes International program held on , August 23th,
2005.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 19434600545 138 with
Serial number 7761/03 drew the lucky numbers: 13-21-24-35-41-46 (bonus No
34) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match
5 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of GBP
£1.500, 000 00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling) in cash
credited to file TU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £7,500,000
shared amongst the first seven (5) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match
6 plus bonus.
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. This promotion
takes place weekly.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view
of this, your GBP £1.500, 000 00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds
Sterling) would be released to you by any of our affiliated security companies.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential
till your claim 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 security/fiduciary agent:
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MR. TONY WILLIAMS
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT MANAGER
CFBS INTERNATIONAL.
CONTACT EMAIL: cf-bs@consultant.com
Tel+31-617728176
Fax+31-205248085
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You can go to our online result site to confirm the Value of your winnings
and also get a prize breakdown: - http://www.national-lottery.com/results.asp
or View all our winner for this month:-http://www.national-lottery.com/resultsnational.asp
Good luck from me and members of staff of the NL-NATIONAL LOTTERY. Remember,
all winning must be claimed not later than 25th August 2005.
Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember
to quote your reference number and batch number in all correspondence. Furthermore,
should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.
Once again congratulations.
Yours faithfully,
Mary Jones
Online coordinator for UK ONLINE
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
Sweepstakes International Program.
Open 7 days 8am-11pm
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