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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 National Lottery" <lilesong44@msn.com>
Reply-To: smith_77john@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 00:13:53 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
Dear Sir/Madam,
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (1012) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online
Sweepstakes International program held on Sat 03 September 05. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number
5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:03-06-07-17-30-34, and a bonus number of 08
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You have
therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £313,770 (Three hundred and
thirteen thousand,seven hundred and seventy pounds sterling) in cash
credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of
£1,882,620 shared amongst the (6) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5
plus bonus.
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. This
promotion takes place weekly.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in your playcoupon. In view of
this, your would be released to you
by any of our payment offices in Europe.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your £313,770 (Three hundred and thirteen thousand,seven hundred
and seventy pounds sterling) funds as soon as you contact him. 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 JOHN SMITH through email: smith_77john@yahoo.co.uk
You are advice to fill and summit this form to your fiduciary agent Mr
JOHN SMITH so that your award process can commence immediately,see
below
REFERENCE NUMBER: UK/9420X2/68
FULL NAME...............................................
COMPANY NAME: ...........................................
FULL ADDRESS:...........................................
SEX:.................................
AGE...................................
OCCUPATION.............................
TEL.......................FAX................. (If any)
COUNTRY................................
E-MAIL..................................
HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR LICENCE.............(identification on delivery)
WINNING NUMBER....................................
INDICATE PREFERRED MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION:
(A) CHEQUE
(B) DRAFT
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/ INDIVIDUAL:
.................................................................
.................................................................
................................................................
____________________________ ____________________________
Date.
Signature.
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Richard K. Lloyd.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK
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