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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: Fiduciary Office <fiduciarry_office@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 08:52:27 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Contact The Security And Delivery Services ( deliveryupdate@yahoo.co.uk )
Messenger Yahoo! Lottery Results You won £800.000! Yahoo! Mail congratulates you!
You are among the 10 lucky winners of this year online yahoo lottery, and you email address was selected. To claim your price you are required to furnish us with detail below.
1. FULL NAME
2. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
3. PRESENT ADRESS.
4. DIRTH OF BIRTH
5. OCCUPATION
6. TELEPHONE NUMBER
6. FAX NUMBER (IF ANY)
7. MARITAL STATUS
8. WINNING NUMBER, BATCH NUMBER AND LOTTO NUMBER.
Regards,
Mark Wakefield
Fiduciary Agent.
Verifications/Logistic Department
The Yahoo Lottery Inc.
Note. Its important that you keep your winnings very confidential as we have received several bogus emails from person using winners identity to press for claims. We have paid several imposter's who successfully represent themselves as winners probably because they got into winners identity. Its important you heed to this advice.
Yahoo! Lottery is a free service that does not require you to register or be a Yahoo! registered user before winning.
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