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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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Fraud email example:
From: "don_newport@mail2world.com" <don_newport@mail2world.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 22:02:45 +0300
Subject: NOTICE OF E-GAMES PRIZE WINNING
NOTICE OF E-GAMES PRIZE WINNING
This email confirms that you have been notified of by the DE LUCKYSTAR
E-GAMES LOTTO BV Barcelona Spain of your email lottery winning for 2006
LUCKYSTAR LOTTO-Wheel E-game held on 1st december 2006.
We wish to congratulate you on the selection of your email coupon
number, which was selected among the 45 luckyconsolation prize winners.
Youre mail ID identified with Coupon No.NL132478 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.
Ref Number: 35149/337-5247/LNI
Lottery Group: Consolation Prize Group
Prize Amount: 1.500,000 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand Euro Only)
You are required to file claims for your lottery prize winning by
contacting the Lottery Claims Processing Officer with your winning
information provided above before 14 working days.
Lottery Claims Officer:
Name: Mr. George Simon
Email:georgesimondept2@aim.com
Tel:0034-658-245-961
Yours truly,
Mrs.Noelia Oscar
(Lottery Coordinator)
NB: all response should be mail to:georgesimondept2@aim.com
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