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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: "flash budget" <fla_budget03@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 19:47:59 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTION MANAGER
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS / PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
HEADQUARTERS: 1A, BEXON COURT CARLTON
NOTTINGHAM SHIRE NOTTINGHAM NG4 1SQ ESSEX
UNITED KINGDOM
REFERENCE Nº: EGS/2251256003/03
BATCH Nº: 14/0017/1PD
AWARD NOTIFICATION
Flash Budget Finance Lottery of British International Lottery Program wishes
to inform you the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery program by
the British International Lottery Program held on 23rd of June, 2006. Your
email account was selected as a winner of Eight Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Pounds Only.
This result is now made available to you and your email address attached in
the Category A bonus ball 02, 03, 21, 24, 38, 44, and bonus ball 47.
Participants were selected through a computerized ballot system drawn from
company and individual email addresses users.
We advice that you keep your winning information confidential until your
claims has been processed and your money released to you. This is part of
our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program. For the release of your winnings, kindly contact your claims
agent with the following details to expedite the processing of your prize
winning.
1. Full name and address.
2. Country of Residence
3. Tel and fax number.
4. Occupation.
To begin your claim, please contact our Claim Manager at the Claim
Department immediately with the following email address;
michealdouglauk0@yahoo.co.uk or on telephone number +44 70 40 132 240 All
winning must be claimed not later than two weeks from the
date of receipt of this email. After this date all prize winning will
treated
as Unclaimed
Note in order to avoid unnecessary delays; remember to quote your Reference
and Batch numbers in all correspondence. Congratulations once again
from all our staff and thank you for being part of our special quarterly
promotional Lottery program.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Mr. Michael Douglas
(Information and Promotion Manager)
_________________________________________________________________
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