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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: British International Lottery <brit_lotto2007@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 19:37:19 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON!!!
Attn:
We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 20th May 2007 from the British International Lottery programme.
Which was based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses , your email was attached to ticket number 470690902/AL , serial number 7002/AL, this batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-37-42/AL bonus number 17,which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category.
You hereby have been approved a lump sum of £1,000,000,00. GBP in cashcredit to file ref ILP/HW 475/07,all participant were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses all over the World as part of our international promotions program which is conducted quarterlly.
Further more your details (e-mail address) falls europe, your prize of £1,000,000,00 GBP will be released to you from our regional office in London:
Contact Your fiducial agent,Dr.garry Lee to claim your prize,through e-mail
Email: { infogarrylee_2007@yahoo.com }
Sincerely,
Agent Tedder David.
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