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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: "Greg Edwards" <rainbowlotto@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 03:43:58 -0500
Subject: EMAIL WINNING CONFIRMATION NOTICE
The Marina Offices,
The Uk National Rainbow Lottery
P O Box 2020
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/2010-968091/03
Batch: 54/010/IPD
Fax: +44 7040-1139-45
FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw (#988) of the UK
NATIONAL RAINBOW LOTTERY, online
Sweepstakes International program held on 26th August
2005. It is yet to be unclaimed and
you are getting the final NOTIFICATION as regards this.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number:20675543256-786 with Serial number 3765-75 drew
the lucky numbers:7-12-18-24-32-45 (bonus no.31), 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
£1,000,000 (One Million Pounds
Sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of £456,000,00 shared
amongst the(6)lucky winners in this
category i.e Match 5 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 £1,000,000 (One
Million Pounds Sterling) will be released to you by any of
our payment offices in Europe.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process
to facilitate the release of your funds
as soon as you contact him.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 fiduciary agent:
Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person: Phill Moore
Email:phillmoore_2007@hotmail.com
Endeavour to email him the following :
Full names:
winning numbers:
Email address:
Age:
Country:
Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of
confidentiality, and press anonymity until the
end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be
further advised to maintain the strictest
level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to
circumvent problems associated with
fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary
measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,
Greg Edwards
The uk National Rainbow Lottery
P O Box 2020
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
TEL :+44 704 0-11-3945
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