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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: "Mrs MARY STEWART" <winning-notice05@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: elotfinancialr_inc@inbox.com
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 10:21:48 +0000
Subject: Dear Winner!!!
Dear Winner,
RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to notify you of the release today as dated of the "UK's
Overseas Lottery International Promotions programme held on Nov 11th 2004.
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, Middle-East, 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 844 selected your name and email address
attached to e-Ticket Number 034-22478556 with serial number 129, which drew
the lucky number 06-09-13-15-40-43-02 and consequently won the lottery grand
prize award in the 3rd category.
Therefore, you have won a lottery jackpot prize awards of £850,950.00
(Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand, Nine Hundred and Fifty pounds Sterling
Only) in cash prize credited to file Ref. No: UKNL/255457004/04. This is
from the total prize of £18,486,220. 00 (Eighteen Million, Four
Hundred and Eighty Six Thousand, Two Hundred and Twenty Pounds Sterlings)
shared among the Thirty Eight overseas lucky winners in this category as
part of our promotional programme for 2004.
Your prize award has been insured in your name and is ready for claim. 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 letter inclusive) for the processing of your
winning and remittance to your designated bank account after all statutory
obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with.
Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated
period may be forfeitted to the pool without further notice.
You may wish to establish contact via e-mail with the particulars
presented below citing the batch and reference numbers to this letter.
Telephone lines are open between the hours of 8.00am - 7.30pm on Monday
through Friday
Customer Service Unit,
Elot Financial Reconciliation Inc.,
Fax No:
Email: elotfinancialr_inc@inbox.com
Contact person: MR JACK SMITH
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 cliams.
CONGRATULATIONS !!!
At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,
MARY STEWART (Mrs.),
Director.
International Promotions Unit,
UK OVERSEAS LOTTERY,
Airport Hale Rd Halebarns
Altrincham Cheshire WA15 8XW UK
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