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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: "uk lottery" <uklotteryawardnotification03@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 06:57:28 -0500
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#1024) of the NATIONAL LOTTERY Ukonline
Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday 25th of NOVEMBER 2005 and
officially announces today 7th of DECEMBER 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 04-07-29-30-42-44(bonus ball no.39),
which subsequently won you the lottery in the jackpot category i.e match 6.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £867,454(Eight
Hundred And Sixty Seven Thousand,Four Hundred And Fifty Four Pounds
Sterlings) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total
cash prize of £4,337,270 shared amongst the first five (5) jackpot lucky
winners in this category i.e Match 6.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World
Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online which are
America,Africa, Asia, Australia,Europe, Middle East, and Oceania part
of the world.
This promotion takes place weekly.Please note that your lucky winning number
falls within our europe booklet representative office in europe as indicated
in your play coupon.In view of this,You have therefore been approved to
claim a total sum of You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of £867,454(Eight Hundred And Sixty Seven Thousand,Four Hundred And Fifty
Four Pounds Sterlings) would be released to you by any of our payment
offices in europe.Our europe agents will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact them.For
security reasons, you are advised to keep your 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 part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program.Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
MR. HEINZ JOHNSON.
Email:heinzclaim003@yahoo.com
PHONE:+447031968019
:+447031844625
For further clarification/verification of your claims, Please call on the
phone numbers stated in this notification e-mail.You can go to our online
result site to confirm the value of your winnings and also get a prize
breakdown:-www.national-lottery.co.uk
http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/prizes/prizeAction.do
Good uck and congratulation from all members of staff of the NATIONAL
LOTTERY UNITED KINDOM.
Your Faithfully
Mrs.Queensley Adams.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERYSweepstakes International
Program.
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