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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 NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS" <online_coordinator@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 17:42:55 +0000
Subject: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE PROMOTION 2005 DRAW
NATIONALLOTTERY
UK-LOTTO Headquarters:
Customer Service
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch:
074/05/ZY3
13/09/2005
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
Dear Winner,
We happily announce to you the draw of the UK-National
Lotto Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on
the 1st of September, 2005 in AMSTERDAM HOLLANDY. Your e-
mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545
188,with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 06-
07-10-20-37-44-36 , which subsequently won you the lottery
in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to
claim a total sum of £550,000.00 (Five Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Pounds) in cash credited to file
ktu/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of
£4,400,000 (Four Million Four Hundred Thousand
Pounds),shared amongst the first ten (10)lucky winners in
this category. All participants were selected randomly
from WorldWide Web site through computer draw system from
over 100,000 companies/individuals. This promotion takes
place annually.
Please note that your lucky winning number fall within our
European booklet representative office in Europe as
indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your
£550,000.00 (Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds) which
is equivalent to $1,003,356.65 in exchange would be
released to you by our payment office in Europe.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process
to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you
contact him.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:
CONTACT OUR FIDUCIARY AGENT,
MR.MALCOLM KAM
Email:files_dept2@yahoo.co.uk to mixed up in some numbers
and names and for the purpose of confidentiality,be
advised to keep your data above or this award notification
in general 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.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of
this program. Thank you for being part of our promotional
lottery program.
Sincerely,
JANNET MUEHLENBERG
UK. LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR
N.B:Please do not reply to this email box. Contact your
agent immediately.And if you have received this
communication in error,notify us immediately by email.
Once again,I say CONGRATULATIONS
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