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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: "OVERSEAS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL" <jwhitman@tiscali.it>
Reply-To: juliewhitman@tiscali.it
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 15:01:19 -0800
Subject: From the Desk of Julie Whitman
Batch No: WD18/0105/05RN
Your Ref: UKNL/255457014/05
Our Ref: UK-NL/0717/05
UK OVERSEAS LOTTERY FINAL NOTIFICATION
Dear Lucky Winner,
RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to notify you of the release today as dated of the Lottery Promotions programme held on Sept 10th 2005.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from from a sweepstakes database 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 847 selected your name and email address attached to e-Ticket Number 902-65478542 with serial number 154, which drew the lucky number 02-10-30-36-37-43-29 and consequently won the lottery grand prize award in the 3rd category.
Therefore, you have won a lottery jackpot prize awards of £250,000.00 (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand pounds Sterling Only) in cash prize credited to file Ref. No: UKNL/255457014/05. This is from the total prize of £5,000,000. 00 (Five Million Pounds Sterlings) shared among the Twenty overseas lucky winners in this category as part of our promotional programme for 2005.
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 7days (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.
Note that the OVERSEAS INTERNATIONAL LOTTO GROUP will remit prize payout to only winners who officially file in for their prize claims through our accreditted Agent. You are to choose one out of the listed option by which you want your prize remitted to you:
(1) A certified Cheque will be issued in your name and couriered to your resident address.
(2) Traveling to our office in London for personal collection of winning prize.
You are required to file your claims by contacting our Payment Agent:
CONTACT OFFICER: MR JAMES BAKER
COMPANY NAME: FSA FINANCE
DIRECT PHONE: +44-791- 407- 2868,
CORPORATE PHONE:+44-161-205-9909
EMAIL: fsafinance@latinmail.com
EMAIL: jamesbaker@oink.co.uk
Please fill-out the Claim's Form - E provided herein and send it via email to the above named Agent.
NOTE,Your winning information has been provided above.
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APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM FORM - E
[FULL NAME OF
WINNER]..........................................................................................
[RESIDENT
ADDRESS]......................................................................................
[COUNTRY/ REGION]...................................................................
[STATE]............................................................................................
[DATE OF BIRTH].........../.............../................ [SEX]......... .........
[OCCUPATION]................................................................................
[CURRENT EMAIL].........................................................................
[TEL/FAX]..................................[MOBILE].....................................
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WINNING INFORMATION
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[TICKET NUMBER]...............................................................................................
[YOUR REF NUMBER].............................................................................................
[PRIZE WON]............................................................................................................
[DATE]..................................
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CLAIMANT SIGNATORY DECLARATION
I ............................................... Declare as the lotto prize winner that all information I have provided for my winning claims are true and correct information of myself. I agree with the OVERSEAS INTERNATIONAL lottery policy and regulation in line with my lottery claims.
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Please indicate (X) for the option listed below:
(1) TRAVELLING TO THE UK FOR PRIZE COLLECTION:
[ ]
(2) BY COURIER DELIVERY OF YOUR PRIZE CHEQUE:
[ ]
Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality and press anonymity . Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims.
CONGRATULATIONS !!!.
JULIE WHITMAN (Mrs.),
Director.
International Promotions Unit,
UK OVERSEAS PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY,
Opic HSE Airport Hale Rd, Halebarns,
Altrincham Cheshire WA15 8XW, UK.
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