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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 Lottery" <play2007@core.com>
Reply-To: play_centre@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 12:13:09 -0400
Subject: To Your Notice
(Winners Notification center)
Your ref: 2807/07
Batch: 127/07/NL145
Dear Potential Winner,
The National Lottery is pleased to inform you that the Draw 1209 Wed 25 Jul 07 of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY online Sweepstakes International program held on Wed 25 July 07. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600575 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:03,18,21,24,36,38 (Bonus ball 20). You have therefore been shortlisted and waiting for approval to make claim in the Breakdown winning prize.
However,be informed that no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy. After this automated computer ballot, Each prize award has been insured with Each winning e-mail address and will be remmitted to each email address owner upon meeting the requirements,statutory obligations,verifications,validations and satisfactory Required by the National Lottery Organizing Board.
Contact your Play Office with this information below for Further enquires and guidiance regarding this notice.
Dick Ferdinard(Mr.)
E-mail:-play_centre@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44 704 573 3197
Congratulations.
Prince Benjamin Brain
Supervisor(Play and Notification Office)
For:National Lottery Organizing Board
The UK Online Lottery.
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