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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: info_gov@comcast.net (National Coordinator)
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:31:11 +0000
Subject: PBL/CN/6654/CP
POWERBALL LOTTO. UK
POWERBALL-WHEEL E-GAME 2006
Dear Consolation Prize Winner,
NOTICE OF CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING.
This email confirms that you have been notified of by the POWERBALL INTER LOTTO UK The England of your email lottery winning for 2006 Power ball Lotto - Wheel E-game held on 5th October 2006. We wish to congratulate you on the selection of your email coupon number which was selected among the 45 lucky consolation prize winners. Your email ID identified with Coupon No.PBL2348974321 and was selected by Electronic Random Selection System (ERSS) with entries from the 50,000 different email addresses enrolled for the Lotto-Wheel E-game. Your email ID included among the 50,000 different email addresses where submitted by our partner international email provider companies.
Prize Ref No.: PBL/CN/6654/CP
LotteryGroup: Consolation Prize Group Prize Amount: £500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand British pounds only)
You will have to fill the form below for verification by your claims agent:
NAME:....................................
AGE:.......................................
SEX:......................................
ADDRESS:..............................
EMAIL:....................................
PHONE:.................................
OCCUPATION:.........................
COMPANY:..............................
COUNTRY:..............................
Prize Ref No............................
Lottery Claims Officer:
Name: Mr. Paul Goya
Email; agent.paulgoya@yahoo.ie
Tel:+44 704-011-3854
Congratulations once again from all our staffs on your consolation prize winning, we hope you will partake in our forth coming Power ball Lotto-Wheel Email-games.
Mrs.Roseline Donald,
(Lottery Coordinator)
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