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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: Mike Anderson <mike_anderson206@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 09:56:02 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: MICROSOFT AWARD CLAIMS VERIFICATION FORM
Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10
United Kingdom
Ref: BTD/968/05
Batch: 409978E
MICROSOFT AWARD CLAIMS VERIFICATION FORM
I am the fiduciary agent assigned to your payment file. I wish to Congratulate you on your win, you are a very lucky person to have won this lottery. To begin your claims process, you are required to forward the following details to help facilitate the processing of your claims.
Name
Prefix (Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., etc.):
[input]
First name:
[input]
Middle name:
[input]
Last name:
[input]
Nickname:
[input]
Maiden name:
[input]
Suffix (Sr., Jr., II, III, etc.):
[input]
Personal
Date of birth (yyyy-mm-dd):
[input]
Gender:
[input] Male [input] Female
Marital status:
[input]
Spouse/significant other:
[input]
Lotto Batch Number
[input]
Lotto Reference Numbers
[input]
Preferences
Preferred address for correspondence:
[input] Home [input] Work/business
Home address and phone
Address:
[input]
[input] City:
[input]
State/province:
[input]
Zip/postal code:
[input]
Country:
[input]
Phone:
[input]
Fax:
[input]
Mobile/cellular:
[input]
Internet at home
E-mail:
[input]
Home page:
[input]
Employment and business
Job title:
[input]
Occupation:
[input]
Company name:
[input]
Work address:
[input]
[input] City:
[input]
State/province:
[input]
Zip/postal code:
[input]
Country:
[input]
Phone:
[input]
Fax:
[input]
Mobile/cellular:
[input]
Internet at work
E-mail:
[input]
Home page:
[input]
You are advised to forward these information as soon as possible to enable us attend to your file. You are advised to keep your winning information strictly confidential to avoid impersonation or double claims.
Once again, congratulations.
Sincerely,
Yours faithfully,
Mr Mike Anderson
+447011137267
Claims processing agent for:
Microsoft Award Promotion
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