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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "Jarette Mcdouglas" <claim_agent_7710@india.com>
Date: Sun, 07 May 2006 02:35:06 +0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS
Your ref: DA/UK/L/7675213911
Our ref: DA/UK/L/AG/209318/09
ATTN :
We wish to congratulate you and formally inform you that
you have won the sum of 3,500,000.00 (Three Million, Five
Hundred Thousand Pounds) in the last email-lottery
draw, organized by UK Lottery Promotion. We have
confirmed the above winning.
The said sum is now deposited in our suspense account in
your favor waiting for the immediate remittance to you.
Be informed that your winning prize has a hardcover
insurance policy that makes it impossible to make any
deduction of any kind, until the sum is finally credited
into your designated account. This firm on behalf of UK
Lottery Promotion will issue an Irrevocable Guarantee of
Payment Bond (IGPB) in your favor, thereby securing the
above prize money.
A copy of the IGPB will be forwarded to our paying bank
for immediate action. However, our client (DA Lottery
Promotion) has been notified of this development and the
status of your claim.
IMPORTANT NOTICE !!
Following the above, you are expected to send to us your name,telephone
and fax numbers,country of resident,age, occupation, and attached
with a copy of your international passport or driver's
license via email attachment for vetting
process which is a standard practice just to ensure that
we are dealing with the right individual.
This process is vital and urgent following the
instruction from our clients that all prize money should
be claimed on or before the DEADLINE on your notice.
Once again accept our congratulations and we look
forward to hearing from you soon.
Regards,
Jarette McDouglas
+447031947096
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