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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: marian@totokrasloten07.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 14:22:20 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: RE:TOTO KRASLOTEN WINNER NOTIFICATION !!!
TOTO KRASLOTEN LOTERIJ
Laan Van Hoorrnwijck 55
2289 DG RIJSWIJK
Netherlands
www.lotto.nl
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws of Toto Krasloten Loterij Million Euro Online Promotions held in Rotterdam,The Netherlands on 27th of May 2007.
The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 200,000 e-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies selected by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet.
No tickets were sold.The selected e-mail addresses were attached to tickets numbers which were spinned by our ballot machine.After this automated computer ballot,your e-mail address attached to ticket number 0001680003381 emerged as one of five winners in the category "A" with the following winning information :
REFERENCE N0 :CHOL07/000031967.
BATCH N0: BC-348/070073
You have been approved for a payment therefore of EURO 200,000(TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO)cash prize which will be paid to you upon authorisation by The Netherlands Games Board.
Be advice to keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.
You should contact our accredited agent that will assist you to obtain the authorisation of payment from the netherlands games board on the information below:
Contact person: Ruud Bos
AP Voorzening B.V
E-mail: vorzeningnl@mynet.com
Remember to quote your winning information,that is your reference/batch number and your personal information as stated below:
1. Name in full
2. Address
3. Nationality
4. Age
5. Phone/Fax
NOTE: All winning must be claimed not later than 15 working days from this notification.
Congratulations!!!
Yours faithfully,
Ms.Marian Gelder
Games/Lottery Coordinator.
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