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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: MR JOHN BINSTEAD <frontierforwarding_ukdeliveries@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 04:56:01 +0100 (BST)
Subject: ATTN:Mr Selik Branditz{COURIER TERMS/DELIVERY CHARGES} COURIER SERVICE
Welcome to Frontier Forwarding Services Limited
Frontier Forwarding Services Ltd
Frontier House,Pier Road
Feltham,Middx TW14 OTW
ATTENTION:Mr Selik Branditz,
Compliments of the day to you.
I have just been notified that you have been officially cleared for payment by the Verifications Dept. at the headquarters of the UK International Lottery.
Frontier Forwarding Services Limited is a freight forwarding company with a commitment to provide you, the customer, with the finest possible service tailored to your individual needs.
We are highly experienced customs clearance brokers, enabling us to customs clear your shipments quickly and efficiently through the complicated customs procedure. We also offer an excess baggage service, merchandise in baggage customs clearance and a full domestic roadfreight service.
All your winning documents which includes your certificate and a covering document (Money Laundering protection and Letter of Affidavit for Claims) from the British government,stating that the money was obtained legally through the National Lotto will be sent to you as soon as you meet with any of the option selected.
A copy of your verification form and also a scanned copy of your driver's license or any other form of identity will be required by us as these will be used for identification purposes when our agent arrive your country, all these should be sent to us via email as soon as you can. You are not required to send to us an affidavit or birth cerficate nor tax clearance form as these will not be required.
You can now begin the final step of the claims process, which is the transferring of your cash prize to you. With regards to this, there are Two options open to you, you are required to select the most convenient of the two.
The options, together with their associated conditions are presented below:
Option 1:
Courier your winner cheque to you via any of this channels listed below:
A. Normal class delivery: in 48hours
Mailing.............................................£230.00
Insurance.........................................£130.25
Vat (5%)............................................£ 60.25
TOTAL..............................................£420.50
B. Normal class delivery: in 72 hours
Mailing..............................................£190.00
Insurance..........................................£130.00
Vat (5%).............................................£ 60.75
TOTAL...............................................£380.75
C. Normal class delivery: in 96 hours
Mailing..............................................£160.00
Insurance..........................................£130.00
Vat (5%).............................................£ 60.95
TOTAL...............................................£350.95
Option 2:
The said amount will be wired into your bank account via swift bank transfer.
Condition: The cost of COT (commission of transfer) being charged by our transferring bank, which is £800.00 of the cash being transferred will be paid by you.
Have it in mind that your won prize cannot be deducted nor temper with before it will be remitted to you, this is because the total amount has been insured to the real value . 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.
This is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds. Its is imperative
that you add your IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS{CPEL/FFCS/9876} as the subject of
any correspondence with me henceforth, your prize is also protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before it has been remitted to you. This means that the above charges cannot be deducted from the prize and hence must be provided by you before your prize is transferred to you.Moreover,you are reqiured to send payment charges via western union money transfer,of what ever option you have chosen to our dispatch agent ,who is incharge of sending you your cheque and winning documents.
Also, you are required to send to us as soon as possible, these few information below:
(1.) The delivery option which you've choosen.
(2.) Your bank details (if you have chosen option 2, bank transfer).
(3.) Your delivery address and it may be different from the address on your verification form ( if you have chosen option 1) (4). Your international passport or driver's license or any form of your identity
Having done this, you will be given proper guidelines on how and where to make payment before we can continue with the delivery/transfer process.
Congratulations.
Mr. John Binstead.
Tel: +44 703 196 7108
Tel: +44 703 192 5024
Frontier Forwarding Services LTD
Frontier Forwarding service can be contacted 24 hours a day 365 days a year.
Copyright [2007 [Frontier Forwarding Services Ltd]. All rights
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