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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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Fraud email example:
From: "FREE - 1.COM U.S.A LOTTARY" <free1com@latinmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: free1com2@latinmail.com
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 16:44:31 +0000
Subject: Your Winning reference number is: F - 1. 914110C
FREE - 1.COM Lottery
United States of America
Tel/Fax:+1-6309820849
Email: free1com@walla.com
http://www.free-1.com
FREE-1.COM FREE ONE MILLION DOLLARS LOTTO
Winning reference number is: F - 1. 914110C
FREE - 1.COM Lottery draw was sponsored by United States Government and
the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in her relentless
effort to eradicate poverty.
This email is meant to inform you that you have won a cash prize of One
Million United States Dollars ($1,000,000.00) in second category in
the FREE - 1.COM Lottery online Charity draw held in United States of America.
Your email address won in the Charity Lottery held on the 1.st of
February 2006.
The five winning emails in the FREE - 1.COM online Charity Lottery draw
were selected randomly from each country of the world through
electronic draw system.
Your winning reference number is: F- 1. 914110C
Our fiduciary agent in London-United Kingdom has been advised to
immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your
funds. Please request for winning validation requirement from the
fiduciary agent.
You are advised to contact the fiduciary agent, Mr. Frank Davies:
Note: It is important that you forward your winning reference numbers,
your winning email address, your full name and your contact telephone
and fax numbers to the fiduciary agent:
Contact Person: Mr. Frank Davies.
Tel / Fax:+44-8709127724
Email: lotto_agency1@walla.com
Warning!!! All correspondence must be through Fax or Email for absoulte
securty of your information to avoid been intercepted through telephone
conversation.
Please be informed that Mr. Frank Davies will be responsible for the
processing and transfer of your winnings file to the paying bank
in United Kingom. Note thatyour winning must be claimed not later
than 30th of March, 2006 to enable the preparations of next month
draw. SAY NO TO POVERTY.
Yours Sincerely,
Hon. Gordon Jones
FREE - 1.COM online Charity Lottery Coordinator.
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IMPORTANT CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail may contain confidential
information and privileged material and it is intended only for the use
of the recipient addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this
message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission,
dissemination, distribution,reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this
message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the Sender,
FREE - 1.COM online Charity Lottery Coordinator and delete it from your in-box. Any
disclosure, copying,distribution or action on the contents of this e-mail is
strictly prohibited. - SAY NO TO POVERTY.
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