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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: salmon griffith <uknationallotterypgm_01@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:09:12 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CONTACT THE COURIER COMPANY FOR CLAIMS.
The National Lottery,
P O Box 1010,
Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref:UK/9420X2/68
Batch:074/05/ZY369
Date:28/02/2007
ATTENTION: Rilla Eber,
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,your Original Certificate and your Certified
bank cheque has been fowarded to the courier company.
Find below the details of the courier company.
POST DELIVERY COURIER SERVICE.
ADDRESS OF HEAD OFFICE:Link House, 1C CHURCH STREET, WHITCHURCH, HANTS,RG28 7AD ENGLAND.
NAME:HILLARY JEFF(dispatch officer)
EMAIL:postdeliveryservice_dept01@yahoo.co.uk
TEL1: +44 70240 14218
TEL2: +44 70457 00123
You 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:U562725
Lastly, we did not get any response regarding your claim of your winning prize in this office.
Note: You are to 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,
Salmon Griffith(Mr)
Claims Agent
whitchurch,hantsuk.
UK National Lottery.
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