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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: "notification-officer notification-officer" <notification-officer01@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:27:15 +0000
Subject: NOTIFICATION
The National Lottery
EURO MILLIONS PROMO/PRIZE:DEPARMENT
Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1, Ireland(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:
Dear Lucky Winner,
RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING
NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to notify you the draw of the EURO MILLIONS
PROMO/PRIZE:DEPARMENT Online
Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on Wednesday July 13, 2005.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from a
pool of over 25,000
names of distinguished professionals drawn from Europe,America, Asia,
Australia, New
Zealand, MiddleEast,parts of Africa, and North & South America as part of
our international
promotions programme conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas
entries. We hope
with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery
jackpots.
The result of our computer draw selected your name and email address
attached to eticket
number: 56475600545188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky
numbers:4,12,13,22,37,39
with lucky bonus number, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st
category i.e.5 1
star Category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 1,350,000(One
Million, Three
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euro) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a
total cash prize shared amongst the first Six (6) lucky winners in this
category i.e.5+1
star Category
Your prize award has been insured in your name and is ready for claims. To
begin your claims
therefore, you are advised to expeditiously contact our licensed and
accredited claim agent
for Overseas Lottery Winners within a period of 21 days (date of this email
inclusive) for
the processing of your winning and remittance to your designated bank
account after all
statutory obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with.
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 1,350,000(One Million, Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Euro) would be
released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.
Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period
may be forfeited
to the pool without further notice.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your
funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to establish contact via
email with the
particulars presented below citing the batch and reference numbers to this
letter between
the hours of 8.00am 7.30pm on Monday through Friday.
Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person: charlse steven
Email:lottery_results_fiduciary@yahoo.com
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,
Bertron Hill.
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