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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: "PAUL JONES" <pauljones1113@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 17:21:20 +0000
Subject: CONTACT THE COURIER COMPANY FOR YOUR PRIZE
The Free Lotto Sweepstakes,
PO Box 42 Peterborough
PE3 8XH
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Dear Rhoni Abbott,
CONGRATULATIONS!This is to inform you that you have been cleared a winner of
the Free Lotto Sweepstakes International program.
I am happy to inform you, your Original Certificate and your Certified
bank cheque has been forwarded to the courier company.
Find below the details of the courier company.
BEXPRESS COURIER SERVICE@
ADDRESS OF HEAD OFFICE:Link House, 1C CHURCH STREET,
WHITCHURCH, HANTS,RG28 7AD ENGLAND.
NAME:MR.ANTHONY WHITE(dispatch officer)
EMAIL:bexpresscourier02@yahoo.co.uk
TEL: +447024075237
TEL:+448715049768
Fax: +44870 068 2946
Open 7days-24hrs-365days.
You are advised to send the courier company a mail to their email
address for their courier cost. When contacting them, you are to include
this order number as your subject. Please you are advised to write down
the order number and save it.
ORDER NUMBER:A562725
Note: you are to Quote your complete names, and your direct phone
number so that they can honor your letter. Once again I say
congratulations and always inform me with your dealings with the
courier company.
Thanks,
Mr.Paul Jones
Claims Agent
The Free Lotto Sweepstakes
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