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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • ianhilton_claims_release_fund01@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: UK NATIONAL OFFICE <uknlgames@nationalgame.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 18:28:45 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CLAIM YOUR FUNDS!!!(Ref:UK/9420X2/68 Batch:074/05/ZY369 )


THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
The Marina Offices, St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1HX
England.

Date:20th October, 2006

Ref:UK/9420X2/68
Batch:074/05/ZY369

Dear Winner,

We happily announce to you the draw (#1128) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held Saturday 14th
October, 2006.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers (08) (15) (24) (31) (37) (42)
Winning Numbers Breakdown Bonus Ball [45] which subsequently won you
the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £250,000
(Two hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of £250,000 shared amongst the first
four (10) lucky winner 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 play
coupon.

In view of this, your £250,000 (Two hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterlings) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.

Our European agent will immediately commence theprocess to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential your claim 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.

FILL THE FORM BELOW

Name__________________________________
Sex_____________________________________
Age_____________________________________
Marital Status_____________________________
Tel/Fax___________________________________
Address___________________________________
Annual Income_____________________________

NB: FILL AND RETURN THE FORM TO THE CONTACTS BELOW;


Please be warned. To file for your claim, please send your complete information to your claims agent whose details are given below ;

Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary

Mr.Ian Hilton,
Email:ianhilton_claims_release_fund01@hotmail.com
Phone number :+(44)-701-114_0535(Outside UK)


Once your verification form is completely filled and returned our
European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to
establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented above citing the
batch and reference numbers to this letter.

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,

Richard .K. Lloyds

Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
Sweepstakes International Program.
Open 7days 8am-8pm

CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is
intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain
information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from
unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the
intended recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution or copying
of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in
error, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies
ofthe original message.

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