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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: "Mrs. Tracy Makata." <robertjensen@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: robertjensen_05@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:11:26 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!!
FROM: GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY PROMOTERS. GROUP LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
ATTN: Lucky Winner,
CONGRATULATION!!!
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual Final draws of Group lottery International Netherlands programs.
The online cyber lottery draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 40,000E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand and picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. No tickets were sold. After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of Luck winners in the category "A" with the following:
Ref Number: REF: OYL /26510460037/02
Batch Number: 24/00319/IPD
Ticket Number: 023-0148-790-459
You as well as the other winner are therefore to receive a cash prize 1,000.000.00(One Million Euros) this is from the total prize money of 80,000,000.00 shared between 80 international winners in the Third category. Your prize awards have been insured with your e-mail address and will be transferred to you upon meeting our requirements, statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report.
To begin the claims processing of your prize winnings you are advised to Contact our licensed and accredited claims agent and claims Attorney for Category "A" winners with the information below:
MR. Robert Jensen
Tel: 0031-628-518-705
Fax: 0031-84-758-1627
Email: robertjensen_05@yahoo.co.uk <mailto:robertjensen_05@yahoo.co.uk>
NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 20 days. After this date all unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake. Remember to quote your reference information in all correspondence.
You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained).
Anybody under the age of 18 and members of the affiliate agencies are automatically not allowed to participate in this program.
Thank you and congratulations!!!
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Tracy Makata.
Games/Lottery Coordinator.
N.B: ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERSWILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS.CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT.(TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY)BE INFORMED THAT YOU MUST REPLY ALLYOUR CORRESPONDECE ON THE WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS, NO OTHER E-MAIL ADDRESS WILL BE ENTERTAINED.
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