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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: "MR. JAMES O'NEAL" <mrj.oneal@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: mr_j.oneal@btinternet.com
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 04:24:26 +0100 (BST)
Subject: PROCEDURE TO CLAIM PRIZE.
FROM: Mr James O'Neal
SUBJECT: VALIDATED
ATTN:Gunhan Sarier,
PROCEDURES.
On behalf of the entire Promo Board, I say
congratulations to you for being a Winner in this 2nd
category. We have received your e-mail with utmost
delight in the Sweep Stakes International programs
held in London and the few eligible winners
contacted personally.
Your winning has been Validated
All participants were selected randomly from 'World
Wide Web' site through computer draw system and
extracted from over 100,000 companies names and
individual email addresses. This promotion takes place
annually. For security reasons, you are advised to
keep your winning informations confidential till your
claims is processed and your money remitted to you,
following further advise from the Lottery Coporation
Payment Service (L.C.P.S). This is a part of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous
elements.
However, we have been assigned as the claims agents
who would assist all Winners in this grand category
"B" in the processing procedures and ultimately to the
payment of your Sweep Stake Lotto US$1,750,000.00 (One
Million,Seven Hundred AndFifty Thousand Thousand, United States Dollars)
to you, credited to Ref: FL/94202/08 .Payout will be done after your
claims Documents has been successfully processed and
legalized and funds approved for payout by the Lottery
Coporation Payment Service (L.C.P.S).
In line with the governing rules of claim, you are
hereby required to fill in the form as stated below,for due processing and verification.
COMPLETE THIS FORM IN BLOCK LETTERS
Full Name:.........................................................................
Date Of Birth:...................................................................
Occupation:....................................................................
Telephone/Fax:.................................................................
Email Address:..............................................................................
Contact Address:..............................................................................
Amount Won:...................................................................................
City/State/Country & Zip Code:................................................................
INFORMATION ON NEXT OF KIN
Next of Kin:.........................................................................................................................................
Occupation:................................................................................................................................................
Tel/Fax:.......................................................................................................................................................
Email Address:..........................................................................................................................................
Contact Address:.......................................................................................................................................
State/Country:............................................................................................................................................
WINNING INFORMATION
REF NUMBER:...................................................................................
BATCH NUMBER:................................................................................
WINNING NUMBER:...............................................................................
TICKET.NUMBER..................................................................................
RETURN THIS FORM BEFORE 72HRS,FOR QUICK PROCESSING OF OUR CLAIMS,AND ALSO TO AVOID DISQUALIFICATION.
In receipt of the duly completed form with therequired information, I will send to
the UNIT who are in charge of processing,for the quick claim
of your winning prize.We will process and legalize
your claims before passing your files to our issueinb or relevant authority
for the immediate payment of your winning Funds to you
in accordance with our payout procedures.
Importantly, for the enablement of your claims, you
are advised to comply with our payout procedures, as
these are mere formalities that will guarantee payment
of funds to all qualified winners in this Category.
Furthermore note that, all Winning funds should be
claimed before deadline. After this limited time all Unclaimed Funds will be returned to the
Sweep Stake Promotion Gaming Board (S.S.P.G.B) for the next
Sweepstake which will take place in December this
year 2005.
This promo is governed and monitored by the Europe
Lottery Commission of 2005 and censored.
We will anticipate your response soon.
Note:You are warned to keep confidential to your self
ontill you get your winning,to avoid random claim.If
found in such you will be disqualified automatically.Be
Warned
Yours Sincerly,
Mr James O'Neal
Foreign Services Manager,
OCEANIC B.T COMPANY,
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel Phone :+447040108384
Fax Number: +442081817484
77735 876378 253667469
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