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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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From: "BRITISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL" <blintwinnings140@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 09:48:44 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS- YOU JUST HIT THE JACKPOT.
BRITISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
60 Merriman Road
Blackheath
London SE3 8RZ
England
CUSTOMER SERVICERef. Number: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch Number: 12/25/0304
Ticket Number: 564 75600545-188
Serial Number: 5388/02
Dear Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Winners in our British International Lottery Program held. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 564 75600545-188 with serial number 5388/02 drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-31-45, which consequently won in the 2ND category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of USD2,500,000 (Two Million, five hundred thousand dollars). CONGRATULATIONS!Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims have been fully processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid multiple claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world. This lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies in Europe as part of their social responsibility to the citizens. This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for British Lottery. The estimated $125 million 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.Your prize award has been insured in your name and is ready for claims. To begin your claims process therefore, you are advised to expeditiously contact our DIrector of finance for the processing of your winning and remittance to your designated bank account after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with.Name: Mr. Wallace ChristopherOur winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Anthony Campbell
British Lottery International (co-coordinator)N.B: Please do not reply to this mail. Contact our director of finance.Assisted by :
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