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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: Uk Lotto Organization <uklottowinss2@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: topspeedxpco@yahoo.ie
Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 19:17:05 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Your Email address has won you the sum of us$4.6m
$B?7$7$$%a!<%k%"%I%l%9$r$*CN$i$;$7$^$9?7$7$$%a!<%k%"%I%l%9!'(B uklottowinss2@yahoo.co.jp
Your Email address has won you the sum of us$4.6m in the uklotto draws held on the 7th of may 2007 in Dubai,U.A.E. Now contact Mr Maxwell Kwan, CEO, Top Speed courier on their mail:topspeedxpco@yahoo.ie,with your names,address, phone number.Yours Sincerely,Greg Mcmanuel.
- Uk Lotto Organization
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