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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: "Garry Desmond" <garry2desmond@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: garry1desmond@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:52:36 +0100
Subject: Winning Notification Department
Your E-mail address has won you US$4.6M
UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION
TICKET FREE/ONLINE E-MAIL ADDRESS WINNINGS DEPARTMENT.
If you are the correct owner of this email address
then be glad this day as the result of the UK lotto
free ticket online e-mail address winning draws and
sweepstakes held in DUBAI-UNITED ARAB EMIRATE on the
9th of APril 2007 has just been released and we are
glad to announce to you that your e-mail address has
won you the free ticket online lottery in the first
winning category and you are entitled to claim the sum
of US$4.6M.
Your email addresses was entered for the online draw
on this Free Ticket Number: APP236566301307 and won on
this Lucky Number: MX014926583. All winners cheque are
certified cashiers and are cashable in any bank of any
country.
For your won prize certified cashiers cheque
redemption contact the Courier Company incharge of all
winners cheque delivery on the below information:
Address: Naif Road Dubai, U.A.E
Email:garry1desmond@yahoo.com
Contact Man: Garry Desmond.
Direct telephone:+971-50-7485166.
You will be expected to contact the garry desmond
U.A.E with the below winning claims information:-
Your country, complete official names, address, amount
won, free ticket and lucky numbers, date/venue of
draw, contact telephone, mobile and fax numbers, sex,
age, occupation and job title.
Goodluck.
Winning Notification Department,
UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION.
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