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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: kelvin Berns <kelvin_nlp2006@yahoo.ca>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 08:51:06 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: LOTTERY CLAIMS PROCEDURE AND FOR VERIFICATION.
Attn: Lucky Winner.
Congratulations on your winning.
You are required to forward the following details to help facilitate the processing of your certificate and the release of your winnings.
1. Ticket Numbers
2. Your Full Names
3. Winning Numbers
4. Age.
5. Phone Number
6. residential Address
You are adviced to forward these informations as soon as possible to enable us attend to your file. Please note that your funds have been deposited safely in our offshore payment office in europe and Africa and your information will be forwarded to them before they can release your winnings. After you have sent down these information, after processing, a certificate will be presented to you.
This is an authenthication of winning from this office to the offshore payment office before the funds are released. It is also a proof of the source of the funds. Once again, congratulations.
Yours sincerely,
Mr Kelvin Berns.
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