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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: "ben10@iol.pt" <ben10@iol.pt>
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2006 01:16:30 +0800
Subject: CONTACT THE AWARD DEPARTMENT!!!
Sir/Madam
*NOTICE OF CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING*
This email confirms that you have been notified of by the DE GOLDSTAR
E-GAMES LOTTO BV DE Netherlands of your email lottery winning for 2006
GOLDSTAR LOTTO - Wheel E-game held on 13th May 2006.
We wish to congratulate you on the selection of your email coupon
number, which was selected among the 45 lucky consolation prize winners.
Your email ID identified with Coupon No.NL132478 and was selected by
Electronic Random
Selection System (ERSS) with entries from the 50,000 different email
addresses enrolled for the Lotto-Wheel E-game.
Your email ID included among the 50,000 different email addresses where
submitted by our partner international email provider companies.
Ref Number: 35149/337-5247/LNI
Lottery Group: Consolation Prize Group
Prize Amount: 1.500,000 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand Euro Only)
You are required to file claims for your lottery prize winning by
contacting the Lottery Claims Processing Officer with your winning
information provided above before 14 working days.
Lottery Claims Officer:
Mr. Smith Van Dijk
TEL:31-644-911-683
FAX:31-847-520-740
Email:director033@netscape.net
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Yours truly,
Mrs.Edsilia Simons
(Secretary).
NB:all response and mail received from this company should be mailed
to: director033@netscape.net
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