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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: Mark Miles <mm_miles2@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 23:27:00 -0600
Subject: Congratulations, You have Won A Fortune!
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
TIENS LOTTERY PROMOTIONS, UK.
Dear Winner,
AWARD NOTIFICATION/FINAL PAYMENT NOTICE.
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 15th June, 2007, of Winners of the TIENS LOTTERY PROMO, UNITED KINGDOM. draws held on 11th June, 2007. Your email address attached to ticket number: 977-9662-855-244, with serial number : 0336-79 drew the lucky numbers : 00-47-12-98-44-33, and consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for lump sum pay out of (£1.500.000.00) One Million, five hundred thousand British Pounds in cash credited to Reference number : 095574118088 TIENS. This is from total prize Money Of (£25.500.000.00) Twenty-Five Million, five hundred thousand British
Pounds shared among the seventeen International winners in this category.
All participants were selected through a computer Ballot System drawn from 25,000 email addresses from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia as Part of International Promotions Program, which is Conducted Annually.
To begin your claim, quote your Reference and contact our Director, Claims/Remittance Department:
Mrs. Martha Smith, Email: mattiens@yahoo.co.uk
Congratulations !
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Mark Miles.
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