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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: "Your Email Result (Won)" <remitance@aim.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 12:58:51 +0100
Subject: Your Email Result (Won)
ONLINE LOTTERY 2007 WEBNET
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY).
MERCATOPLAIN 7HS, HARLEM 144A.
ROTHERDAM THE NETHERLANDS.
Ref #: NL/290/04/07
Batch #: 072/77/07NL
Lottery #: NL/07/04/989.
DEAR WINNER:
Congratulations!!! You have just Won.
Dear Winner,
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice the result of
ONLINE LOTTERY 2007 WEBNET promotion. We are happy to inform you that your
email address have emerged a winning attraction of one million euros
(1,000,000.00)Euros.
NOTE: to file for your claim, please contact the claiming department
with the email address below.
**********************************************
Mr. Gerald Goodman
Address: Mercatoplain 7HS
Tel.: +31 633-701-179
Fax: +31 84 -759 -9744
Email :Europeanprogram@aim.com
**********************************************
Find below your promotion date/ winning information.. Reference, Batch and
Lottery numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in your correspondence with
your claims agent..
PROMOTION DATE: 29th of March 2007.
REFERENCE NUMBER #: NL/290/04/07
BATCH NUMBER #: 072/77/07NL
LOTTERY #: NL/07/04/989
Remember, all winning must be claim not later than 30 Days. After this date
all unclaimed cash prize will be forfeited. Please, in order to avoid
unnecessary delay and complications remember to quote personal and winning
numbers in all correspondence with us .Congratulations once again from all
members of Lotto Webnet NL. Thank you for being part of our promotional
program of this year's winners, Send the following..
(i) Your names..
(ii) Contact telephone and fax numbers
(iii) Contact Address /Country
(iv) Your winning information
(v) Quote amount won.
Congratulations, once again.
Yours in service,
Ms, Alice Vera.
THE PROMOTION COORDINATOR.
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