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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: "National Lottery Gaming Board" <sweepstakesonlinenotification@msn.com>
Reply-To: info_claimsdepartmen@myway.com
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 12:28:53 +0000
Subject: WINNING CLAIMS NOTIFICATION: CONTACT PAYMENT RELEASE DEPARTMENT
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS
28 TANFIELD ROAD, CROYDON LONDON.
Ref: KPC/9080118308/02/TCA
Batch: 12/25/0034
Date: 18th November 2005.
FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION.
We happily bring to your notice the results of the British Lottery
International programs held on the 10th november 2005 in London. Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545 188 with
Serial number:5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7, which
subsequently won you a prize in the 2nd category. You have therefore been
approved to claim a total sum of £1,500,000.00 (One Million Five Hundred
Thousand
Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02/TCA.
This prize is from a total cash prize of £75,000,000.00 (Seventy Five
Million Pound)
shared amongst the first Fifty (50) lucky winners in this grand category
"B".
This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for British Lottery.
The estimated £75 Million jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in U.K.
history.
The biggest was the £363 Million jackpots that was shared between two
winners in the
January 2004 draw of The Big Game Mega Millions' predecessor.
All participants were selected randomly from various websites on the
World Wide Web, www' through a computer draw system and extracted from
over 100,000 companies. This promotion takes place annually.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is processed and your prize remitted to
you as required in this grand category "B" terms and conditions of
claims.
This is a part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming
and unwarranted abuse of this program by non winners.Please note that,
your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative
office in London as indicated in our play coupon.
In view of this, your £1,500,000.00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand
Pounds)
prize would be transferred to your designated Bank account. Our approved
agent,
The Trans Atlantic Company will immediately commence on processing your
claims, to
facilitate the release of your prize to you as soon as you make contact
with them.
Do be advised as follows: To file for your claim, kindly contact our
Procurement agent
with the following details for processing your claims:
I.Your Full Names
2.Address
3.Telephone/Fax Numbers
4.Age
5.Sex
6.Occupation
7.Nationality
8.Reference/Winning Numbers
via:
********************************************************
Name: Mr.Thompson Rice
E-mail: info_claimsdepartmen@myway.com
Phone:+447040117660
Fax: +447030401385
Foreign Services Manager,Trans Atlantic Company,
Release order Department,United Kingdom.
********************************************************
Note that, all claims processes and clearance procedures must be duly
completed early to avoid impersonation and or double claiming.
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our
designated agent.
Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Mandy Jill.
Lottery Co-ordinator.
For: The British Lottery International
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