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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: "Craig May" <faaewr@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2007 21:43:28 -0500
Subject: CONTACT OUR OFFICE, YOU HAVE WON!!
I rec'd this scam today and found your web site through Google.com.
>From : <s.knott@insightbb.com>
Reply-To : euromillionbe@myway.com
Sent : Sunday, March 4, 2007 5:16 PM
Subject : CONTACT OUR OFFICE, YOU HAVE WON!!
Dear Winner,
Your e-mail address was selected as winner of Euro Million Lottery
Belgium.You have won the sum of $850,000.00 (Eight Hundred & Fifty Thousand
Dollars) only, in cash credited to lucky reference number
EML.26EPG/0012-4426/0905.1/6/27/39/47-1-6.
To file for your claim, please contact Euro Million lottery.
Mr.Ruud Van Bochem
Email: euromillionbe@myway.com
Congratulations once again from all our staft.
Sincerely,
Mrs.Sarah Knott.
Secretary.
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