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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: Hillary Olivia <hillary.olivia@web.de>
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 15:16:43 +0200
Subject: YOU HAVE WON
BRITISH LOTTERY
The Lottery Company
P.O Box 789
Harrogate HG1 2YR
Ref: UKL/04210X2/65
Batch: 0741/060/GY369
YOU HAVE WON 710,000 POUNDS STERLING
Our Dear Winner,
You have won the sum of £710,000 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND,POUNDS STERLING ) from BRITISH LOTTERY on our 2007 new year charity bonanza.
The winning ticket was selected from a Data Base of Internet E-mail Users,from which your Address came out as the winning coupon.
We hereby urge you to claim the winning amount quickly as this is a monthly lottery. Failure to claim your win will result into the reversion of the fund to our following month.
You are therefore requested to contact immediately our Claims Department below quoting winning number: LOTTERY NUMER:05-08-10-18-20-46-{43}.
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Barr. Stanley Jerry
claims.agent1000@yahoo.co.uk [mailto:claims.agent1000@yahoo.co.uk]
Congratulations once again.
please quote your lottery number.
Regards,
MRS. OLIVIA HILLARY.
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