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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: "The National Lottery THUNDER BALL ONLINE PROMO" <mrpeterwales111@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2006 07:57:50 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
The National Lottery
THUNDER BALL ONLINE PROMOP O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM(Customer Services)
DEAR WINNER,
CONGRATULATIONS!This is to inform you that you have been cleared a winner of the thunderball online Sweepstakes International program.I am happy to inform you, your Original Certificate and your Certified bank cheque has been fowarded to the courier company.Find below the details of the courier company.TNT COURIER SERVICE
ADDRESS OF HEAD OFFICE:Link House, 1C CHURCH STREET,
WHITCHURCH, HANTS,RG28 7AD ENGLAND.NAME:MR GEORGE FORMBY(dispatch officer)
EMAIL:bexpresscourierservice0009@yahoo.co.ukPHONE:+4470111121694You 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 adviced to write down the order number and save it.
ORDER NUMBER:P562725
Note: you are to Quote your complete names, and your direct phone number so that they can honour your letter.Once again i say congratulations and always inform me with your dealings with the courier company.
Thanks,
MR PETERWALES
Claims Agent
THUNDER BALL ONLINE PROMOP O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
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