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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: "Linda Johnson" <euroukclaims@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 03:52:49 +0000
Subject: Pls Reply Immediately!!!!!!!!!!!
EURO UNION GOLD SWEEPSTAKES
Euro union Gold Headquarters
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.LONDON
Ref: EUG/941OYI/05
Batch: 12/21/0050
WINNING NOTIFICATIONS:
We happily announce to you Eurounion Gold sweepstakes 10th anniversary draw
held on
the 1st of Dec 2005 in London.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number
: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky
numbers:14,21,25,39,40,40,47(20),
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You are
therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of £250,000.00 (Two Hundred
and fifty
Thousand Great British Pounds)
in cash credited to file KPC/9081118307/05
This is from a total cash prize of £2,500,000.00 shared amongst the first
Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.
This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever in the history of
Eurounion Gold Sweepstakes.
The estimated £2,500,000.00 jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in U.K.
history. The biggest was the £363 million jackpot that went to two winners
in a May
2000 drawing
of The Big Game, Mega Millions\' predecessor.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative
office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your
£250,000.00
(Two Hundred and fifty Thousand Great British Pounds) would be released to
you by our affiliate Courier in London.
Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release
of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him .
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer
draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.This promotion takes
place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep you winning
information confidential
till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever
manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is a part of our precautionary
measure
to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
unscrupulous elements.
Please be warned.To file for your claim, please contact our Head of Claims
Department with
the below details for processing of your claims.
Eurounion sweepstakes Claims Department
Contact person: Kent walters
Email: euroclaimsdept@eugsuk.com
TEL :+447040197576
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.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
Linda Johnson
Zonal coordinator
NB.
1) You have recieved this email Because your email address was included in
our Lottery database.if you are not interested in claiming your winning,
please send us a blank email with the subject "Disclaimer";
2) Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winner(s) will result
to
disqualification.
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