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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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Fraud email example:
From: GORDON SPARKS <european_champs_league@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 06:37:39 -0700
Subject: PRIZE NOTIFICATION
Dear Winner,
The Local Organising Committee of the European Champions League is glad to announce to the world the giving away of the sum of FIFTY MILLION POUNDS to 100 lucky email addresses all over the world. This promotion is in Appreciation of our InternationalSupport for the past Soccer Events and the correspondent earnings at the stock market which was far beyond our projected quarterly earnings.
Be informed that all winners in this program have been selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 1,500,000 companies and individual e-mail addresses database. Your email address happened to be one of the lucky winner of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS among the Hundred email addressess chosen. In other to claim your prize, you will have to fill the form below and send it back to us for verification and then you will be informed on how your Cashier's Check for the sum which has already been deposited with your email contact.
We use this opportunity to thank all our Sponsors/Contributors of this program:
AIR EMIRATES,ADIDAS,NIKE,MCDONALDS,COCA-COLA,UNITED AIRLINES,BMW,PEPSI,VIRGIN ATLANTIC,UMBRO-SPORTLINE,FUJIFILM, AIR-ASIA,BARCLAYS,VODAFONE, NOKIA N-SERIES, LUCOZADE SPORT, AND A HOST OF EMAIL SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR ALLOWING THE USE OF THEIR DATABASE FOR THE DRAWS AND ALSO FOR THE PROVISION OF SECURE (SSL) EMAIL DELIVERY SYSTEMS.
NAME:............................................................
AGE:.............................................................
SEX:.............................................................
ADDRESS:.........................................................
EMAIL:...........................................................
TEL.:............................................................
OCCUPATION:......................................................
COUNTRY:.........................................................
Please you are advised to complete the form and send back to us for prompt collection. You are automatically disqualified if you arebelow 18 years of age.This E-mail message (including attachments, if any)is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Information that is
Prize Notification.
Dear Winner,
The Local Organising Committee of the European Champions League is glad to announce to the world the giving away of the sum of FIFTY MILLION POUNDS to 100 lucky email addresses all over the world. This promotion is in Appreciation of our InternationalSupport for the past Soccer Events and the correspondent earnings at the stock market which was far beyond our projected quarterly earnings.
Be informed that all winners in this program have been selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 1,500,000 companies and individual e-mail addresses database. Your email address happened to be one of the lucky winner of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS among the Hundred email addressess chosen. In other to claim your prize, you will have to fill the form below and send it back to us for verification and then you will be informed on how your Cashier's Check for the sum which has already been deposited with your email contact.
We use this opportunity to thank all our Sponsors/Contributors of this program:
AIR EMIRATES,ADIDAS,NIKE,MCDONALDS,COCA-COLA,UNITED AIRLINES,BMW,PEPSI,VIRGIN ATLANTIC,UMBRO-SPORTLINE,FUJIFILM, AIR-ASIA,BARCLAYS,VODAFONE, NOKIA N-SERIES, LUCOZADE SPORT, AND A HOST OF EMAIL SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR ALLOWING THE USE OF THEIR DATABASE FOR THE DRAWS AND ALSO FOR THE PROVISION OF SECURE (SSL) EMAIL DELIVERY SYSTEMS.
NAME:............................................................
AGE:.............................................................
SEX:.............................................................
ADDRESS:.........................................................
EMAIL:...........................................................
TEL.:............................................................
OCCUPATION:......................................................
COUNTRY:.........................................................
Please you are advised to complete the form and send back to us for prompt collection. You are automatically disqualified if you arebelow 18 years of age.This E-mail message (including attachments, if any)is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Information that is privileged,proprietary,confidential and exempted from disclosure.
If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination,distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. PLease Note That all response Should be sent to: european_champs_league@yahoo.com
Sincerely,
Gordon Sparks.
privileged,proprietary,confidential and exempted from disclosure.
If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination,distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. PLease Note That all response Should be sent to: european_champs_league@yahoo.com
Sincerely,
Gordon Sparks.
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