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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: Fredrick Longman <fredlongman66@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:05:45 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Transfer Application Form
UK Online Lottery
P O Box 4279
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
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Ref: UKON/5464K2/71
Batch: 012/07/DR432
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Dear Winner
Congratulations once again. All participants for the online lottery were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. In order to verify your winnings, we need your particulars for record purposes, Attached here is a copy of our verifications form, please fill and return immediatelly to enable us facilitate the release of your winnings.
VERIFICATION FORM
1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________
2.SEX:_______________
3.AGE:________
4.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________
5.FAX NUMBER (IF ANY):___________________
6.BATCH AND REFERENCE NUMBER:____________________
7.COUNTRY:___________________________________________
8.OCCUPATION__________________________________________
Once again congratulations and goodluck from members and staff of the UK ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
Your's faithfully
Mr Fredrick Longman.
Online coordinator for UK ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
Sweepstakes International Program.
Open 7 days 8am-11pm
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