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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: "pbl.winners@terra.es" <pbl.winners@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 00:08:29 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: NOTICE OF CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING
POWERBALL LOTTERY BV.
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!!
UKONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(Registration Z720633X).
Powerball lottery bv,
2 Lansdowne Row,
Berkeley Square,
London, W1J6H,
United Kingdom.
Weekly Draw results:
http://www.powerball.com
Dear Consolation Prize Winner,
NOTICE OF CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING
This email confirms that you have been notified by the BRITISH NATIONAL
LOTTERY, in the United Kingdom of your email lottery winning for 2006
POWERBALL LOTTERY BV held on 25th May 2007.
We wish to congratulate you on the selection of your email coupon
number which was selected among the 45 lucky consolation prize winners.
Your email ID identified with Coupon No.PBL2348974321 and was selected by
Electronic Random Selection System (ERSS) with entries from the 50,000
different email addresses enrolled for the Lotto-Wheel E-game.Your
email ID included among the 50,000 different email addresses where submitted by
our partner international email provider companies.
Prize Ref No.: PBL/CN/6654/CP
Lottery Group: Consolation Prize Group
Prize Amount: £500,000 Five Hundred Thousand pounds sterlings Only
You are required to file claims for your lottery prize winning by contacting
the Lottery Claims Processing Officer with your winning information
provided above.
Lottery Claims Officer:
Name: Mr.George Anderson
Email: pb_agentanderson@yahoo.com
Tel: +447035900887
When contacting your Claim Officer. Please quote your Prize Reference Number. Your Prize Reference Number is ( PBL/CN/6654/CP ) with the following information.
YOUR FULL NAMES: --------
Coupon No:-----------------
YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS:---------------
TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBERS:------------
YOUR AGE:------------------
YOUR ADDRESS:----------------
YOUR COUNTRY:----------------
LANGUAGE:------------------
YOUR OCCUPATION:---------------
HAVE YOU EVER WON A LOTTERY BEFORE:----------------
HOW DO YOU FEEL TO BE A WINNER:-----------------
CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF POWERBALL UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY.
All RESPONSES SHOULD BE SENT TO powerwheells@yahoo.com
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Cindy Charles-Thomas
Online coordinator POWERBALL UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
POWERBALL NATIONAL LOTTERY.
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