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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: "Angelina McCarran" <unilotto77@msn.com>
Reply-To: unilotto77@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 17:47:50 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! YOU ARE A JACKPOT WINNER
Internet lottery/ The Free Lotto Company
www.freelotto.com
Jackpot winner
Under the International Lottery and Swiss
Lotto
UK HEAD OFFICE
Unit 7, Parkway Trading Est.,
Cranford La, Hounslow,
TW5 9QA
IRELAND BRANCH
Dublin 3
Dublin – Ireland
REF NUMBER: FL2/05/207152/UK/IE
BATCH NUMBER: 962901-PCF03
Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners
International programs held on the 31st Oct 2005 all games
promotion. Your e-mail address attached to your lotto payment order
(i) Serial number: 45637-77UK/IE
(ii) Ticket number: GS56754/22/76UK/IE
(iii) Lotto code number: FL09622UK/IE
(iv) The file ref number: FL2/05/207152/UK/IE
The payment order (i)-(iv), which consequently won in the 1st
category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
2,500,000 (EUROS) (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims have been processed and
your money remitted to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All
participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from over 20,000 companies and 30,000,000 individual email addresses
and names from all over the world. This promotional program takes
place every year.
This lottery was promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like
The Free Lotto Awards, Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group,
Toshiba, Dell Computers, Mackintosh and a conglomeration of other
international IT companies. The free lotto Internet draw is held once
in a year and is so organized to encourage the use of the Internet and
computers worldwide. We are proud to say that over 200 Million Euros
are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide. We look
forward to your active participation in our next year USD50 million
slot.
To process your claim, please fill the form below and contact our
clearance office via the email address below:
**********************************************************
Clearance officer: Mr. Graham Johnson
Email Address: unilotto77@yahoo.co.uk
**********************************************************
Your fund can be release from either of the following options and are
required to choose the mode in which you want your claim release to
you.
1. International Bank Draft
2. Certified cheque
3. Wired transfer
If you choose option 3, you are require to provide your account detail
Note that, all winnings must be claimed not later than one month
starting from today, failure to respond to this mail before one
months time from today, all unclaimed funds will be null and void.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do
inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of our
promotional program.
NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OF
AGE.
___________________________________________________________
FORM
Internet lottery/ The Free Lotto Company
UK HEAD OFFICE
Unit 7, Parkway Trading Est.,
Cranford La, Hounslow,
TW5 9QA
IRELAND BRANCH
Dublin 3
Dublin - Ireland
www.freelotto.com
LOTTERY PAYMENT APPLICATION FORM
(To be completed by lottery winners only)
Ticket Number: …………………………………………………………………
Reference Number: …………………………………………………………………
Batch Number: ……………………………………………………………………
First Name: ……………………………………………………………………………
Last Name: ……………………………………………………………………………
Home Address: ……………………………………………………………………
Town/City: …………………………………………………………………
Post Code: …………………………………………………………………
Country: …………………………………………………………………
Telephone (Home): …………………………………………………………………
Mobile: …………………………………………………………………
Fax (Private): …………………………………………………………………
Fax (Office): …………………………………………………………………
Email Address: ………………………………………………………………
Date of Birth: ………………………………………………………………………
Occupation: …………………………………………………………………………
Marital Status: ………………………………………………………………………
I.............................………hereby declare that the above
information are true and binding on me. If at any time it is
discovered that I have given false information, I will forfeit my
rights to my winnings.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs Angelina McCarran.
(Lottery Coordinator)
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
Please be informed that NON RESIDENTS of Ireland and United Kingdom
will be required to procure a Affidavits of Lotto Claim/Court
clearance certificate from the Court in Ireland prior to award
payment policy of Organisers/European Gaming Board as required by the
Clearance office.
Please be aware that your Paying Authority wills Effect Payment
Swiftly upon satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation
provided by this Clearance Office
We also encourage you to visit our website at www.freelotto.com and
take your chance to play and become part of our daily winners.
Millions are won on a daily basis on one of the world's most famous
free lotto service.
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