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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: Graham Wilbert <graham.willbert@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:41:21 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Lottery Claim
Good day to you,
I am in receipt of your email and would want to inform you that with respect to your reference number, you have been selected as a winner in this quarter of the UK National Lottery Online Sweepstakes Promotion in the second category.
Your email address which was randomly selected along with others from over 24,000 website on the Internet was attached to a ticket number (112-4540-525-106) which subsequently won you the lottery in the second category. You are therefore entitled to claim a lump payout sum of £715,000.00 (Seven Hundred and Fifteen Thousand Great Britain Pounds) in cash credited to your file ( UXL/03920462943/07). This is from a total cash prize of £5,005,000.00 (Five Million Five Thousand Great Britain Pounds) shared equally amongst the seven (7) lucky winners in your category.
You are required to provide the information requested below to facilitate my activities with the verification department for the release of your cash prize.
1. Full Name(s):
2. Full Address:
3. Telephone No.:
4. Age:
5. Sex:
6. Marital Status:
7. Occupation:
8. Nationality:
9. Country of Residence:
Endeavour to keep information about your lottery winning confidential until your claims have been processed and funds have been remitted to you. This is to avoid double claiming as it might lead to your disqualification by the lottery board.
I await your swift response to the requested information to forge ahead with proceedings.
Best regards,
Graham Willbert.
(+44) 704-571-5341
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