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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: LOTTERY NATIONAL <ukonlinedraws147@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 01:58:01 +0800 (CST)
Subject: CONTACT COURIER FOR YOUR CLAIMS
The National Lottery,
P O Box 1010,
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services) Ref:UK/9420X2/68
Batch:074/05/ZY369
Date:29/03/2007.
ATTENTION:Rolando Naumann,
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 your Original Certificate and your Certified bank cheque has been fowarded to the courier company.
Find below the details of the courier company.
TNT COURIER SERVICE
ADDRESS OF HEAD OFFICE:Link House, 1C CHURCH STREET,
WHITCHURCH, HANTS,RG28 7AD ENGLAND.
NAME:MR TERRY HOPKINS(dispatch officer)
WEBSITE:www.tntexpress.iwarp.com
EMAIL:tntmailsdelivery@yahoo.de
You are advised to verify your package and the details on how you can claim your funds by sending the courier company a mail with the email address provided above. This is to enable you work out modalities with them on how your winnings shall be delivered to you.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:M562725
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,
Peter Taylor(Mr)
Claims Agent
UK National Lottery
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