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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: DAVID BEAN <ukagent_department_06@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2007 10:40:24 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CONTACT LYNX COURIER FOR DELIVERY
TO
LYNX COURIER SERVICES SAME DAY DELIVERY WORLD WIDE
National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref:UK/9420X2/68
Batch:074/05/ZY369
ATTENTION:WINNER,
CONGRATULATIONS!This is to inform you that you have been cleared a winner of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY online Sweepstakes International program. I am happy to inform you that i have forwarded your Original Certificate and your mode of prize collection to the courier company.Find below the details of the courier
company.
CONTACT:LYNX COURIER SERVICES
HEAD OFFICE : LYNX COURIER SERVICES.
BR30-36 NEW PORT,CARDIFF
BRCF24 ODE, UNITED KINGDOM
NAME:Mr Jamal Hilton (dispatch officer)
EMAIL: lynxcourierdeliveryservices@yahoo.co.uk
TEL:+447011140122
+447045701651
You are adviced 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 advised to write down the order number and save it.
ORDER NUMBER:MC0657252
DRAW NO: (#966)
FULL NAMES_
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
ZIPCODE____________________________
SEX______________
DATE OF BIRTH ________________________
POSTAL CODE ____________________________
COMPANY NAME _____________________________
TEL______________________
FAX ____________________
COUNTRY ______________________
INDICATE PREFERRED MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION:
(A) CHEQUE
(B) DRAFT
(C) TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER
IF BY TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER
(Details of the account where you want your funds
transferred):
________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
Note: you are Quote your complete names,Ref/Batch Numbers 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,
CLAIMS AGENT
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