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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: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY <tim_san_ders@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 07:33:44 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: DO ACT ACCORDINGLY TO ENSURE SMOOTH AND FASTER TRANSFER
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD
HOME OFFICE: 165 FULHAM PALACE RD
W6 8JB UNITED KINGDOM (Customer Services)
REFERENCE NUMBER: UK/839030X2/14
BATCH NUMBER: 065/088/XY24
TICKET NUMBER: 023-1111-790-458
ATTENTION: Mr Herz
We the officials of THE UK.NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD congratulate you on your winning. I am in receipt of your mail and i must say that you should count yourself extremely lucky to have emerged as one of our winners in this year 2006 lotto plus1 sweepstakes. I don’t know which other transactions you have had concerning your winnings from this Lottery Programme, but i am here to make sure that your winnings are delivered to you sir. I am Barr. Tim Sanders and i am your fiduciary agent, my job is to guide you through the process to enable you acquire your winnings quickly and easily. I am sorry about this occurrence and will do everything within my power to make sure you claim your prize, and i will need your full cooperation to do so.
In your mail you stated you have been contacted by certain individuals/groups concerning your winnings. This is what we are going to do; first i would like you to send to me their email addresses and phone numbers, and cease any form of contact with them so i can verify and if possible alert the FBI to look in to the situation as soon as possible. Secondly, while that is in process, we will carry on the procedures which will enable you claim your winnings quickly as the programme is rounding up for the season.
HSBC BANK LONDON has been contracted to transfer your winning prize into you. Contact the HSBC BANK with the contact information below today for further instructions on how to receive your winnings into your account.
CONTACT AGENT: MR. S.K GREEN.
{Executive Director} Group Chairman,
Corporate Investment Banking and Markets
HSBC BANK LONDON, UK.
E-MAIL: hsbcbank_fundstransferdept@yahoo.co.uk
Please note that you will be required to settle the cost of transfer for the transfer of your winnings because the total amount has been insured to the real value and as such cannot be deducted from. This is in accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the national gambling act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3RD July 1996 by the constitutional assembly. I know you might have lost some charges in this process, but the requirements that are asked of you are for you own security which has been paid for on your behalf. This is to make the transfer of your winnings to you quicker and easier. We are talking a rather whooping sum of money here, of which you won just a part off. And keeping it safe is big problem. So you will be required to settle the cost of transfer for the transfer of your winnings because the total amount has been insured to the real value and as such cannot be deducted from. It is the law enacted to protect winners and to avoid double claiming and
misappropriation of funds.
You must also present to the bank, your IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS Which is your REFERENCE NUMBER: UK/839030X2/14 as the subject of any correspondence with the HSBC BANK to ensure they respond in a timely manner. HSBC BANK LONDON will require this before they will proceed to authenticate your funds.
I will require a concise update on proceedings with the bank as soon as you make contact with them. If you need any assistance whatsoever, please do not hesitate to let me know.
We look forward to a smooth business transaction with you.
Your welfare is our concern!
Warm Regards,
Barr Tim Sanders
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD/CLAIMS AGENT
NOTE: The bank will not tolerate irregular questions from you concerning the transfer of your winnings as that is not part of their procedure. If you have any questions, as your fiduciary agent, you should come to me. Their job is to transfer your winnings to you upon meeting OUR requirements. This is because of cases were winners cause trouble thinking the bank deprive them of their winnings.
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