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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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Fraud email example:
From: "UK LOTTERY 2007" <europan_lotteries@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: european_lotteries@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 17:47:01 +0200
Subject: UK LOTTERY (CONGRATULATIONS)
LOTTERY 2007
UK LOTTERY
16 West Road Cambridge CB3 9DR
european_lotteries@yahoo.co.uk <http://uk.f234.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=european_lotteries@yahoo.co.uk&YY=45533&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>
<https://www.european-lotteries.org>
DEAR LUCKY WINNER!
CONGRATULATIONS
YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED AMONG 16 COUNTRIES ALL OVER THE WORLD
AS OUR 8TH WINNER THIS FIRST QUARTER OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. AMONG
OUR MAINFRAME COMPUTER SELECTIONS, YOUR EMAIL IDENTITY WAS
CHOSEN BY SEASONED AND DEDICATED JUDGES FROM 3 CONTINENTS OF
THE WORLD, INCLUDING; EUROPE, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ASIA.
WE ARE PROUD TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH YOU ON THIS RARE MOMENT.
YOUR WINNING STREAKS ARE AS FOLLOWS;
1. £250,000.00 ( PAID DIRECTLY TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT ON IDENTIFICATION )
2. EMG4631112581G ( CLAIMS IDENTIFICATION NUMBER CIN)
PLEASE CONTACT US ON RECIEPT OF THIS EMAIL MESSAGE NOT LATER
( 7 WORKING DAYS ) FOR SWIFT PROCESSING OF YOUR WINNINGS AND PROPER
CLAIMS.
PLEASE DISREGARD THIS MAIL MESSAGE IF YOU ARE NOT THE RIGHTFUL
USER OF THIS EMAIL IDENTITY.
WE ARE THE NUMBER ONE LOTTO ORGANISATION IN THE WORLD. WE
HAVE SUCESSFULLY MADE MILLIONAIRES OF LUCKY WINNERS THE WORLD
OVER SPANNING 8 YEARS TODAY.
CONTACT BY MAIL THE FOLLOWING AGENT FOR YOUR CLAIMS:
HAROLD PHILLIP
european_lotteries@yahoo.co.uk <mailto:european_lotteries@yahoo.co.uk>
REGARDS,
JULIA HAMMOND
CO-ORDINATOR,
LOTTERY 2007
CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN!
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