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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "Manchester United Football Lottery" <john_lottery@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 00:31:31 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATIONS!!!
LOTTERY NATIONALE
VANBUNDA 18, 1529 HD,
LEEUWARDEN,
NETHERLANDS.
FILE REFERENCE NO: PP2005-011-MLI
BATCH: 1605/005NL
TO WINNERS IN OUR PROGRAM,
We wish to congratulate you over your success in our computer balloting
sweepstake held on 10th october 2005. This is a scientific computer game in
which email addresses were used.
It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users;
therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it. However, your email
address was attached to ticket number 162-3471913; with ref number CBG-19074
draw the lucky numbers 1-9-74-31, which eventually won the lottery in the
first category of the draws.
This entitled to a cash award of $1, 500,000.00 (ONE MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND USD). This is from total prize money of
US$30,000,000.00 distributed to winners from 1st to 3rd categories.
Note that this program was promoted and sponsored by a group of
industrialists from the internet ware industry.
To begin your claim, please send your ticket number, your names, lucky
numbers and ref number to the claims coordinator:
Harold Brookes
Email address: harold_brooj@hotmail.com
TEL: +31 616 694 927
Yours Faithfully,
Evelyn Hugh
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