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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: "BBC LOTTERY NATIONAL RESULT VERIFICATION DEPT." <bbc.verificationdept@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 12:26:36 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Contact Our Paying Bank
Dear Lothar Zweig,
I am Mr.Jones Fox, BBC National Lottery licensed and accredited agent assigned to your case to help you in the claims process of your funds. I wish to congratulate you and to say you are a lucky person to have won this BBC National Lottery. All the winners in the Lottery were selected by an advanced automated random computer ballot search from the Internet as part of our international promotions program which we conduct every year.
You have been instructed to contact our paying bank STROM POST BANK PLC-ENGLAND for the swift opening of account with them, to enhance the transfer of the funds into your new account with the STROM POST BANK PLC-ENGLAND. After was you can then transfer the funds into your local bank account in you country.
The reason why you are asked to open an account with Strom Post Bank Plc, is because you are a Non-Residential of British and in regards to this effect.
You are to contact our paying bank with the following information:-
STROM POST BANK PLC - ENGLAND
Costumer Care: Mr. McGill Steven
Mrs. Janet Williams
Tell: (+44) 702 407 1883
(+44) 704 570 3038
Fax: 702 407 3747
E-mail: bank@strompost.org
strompostcustomercare@gmail.com
Ensure that you keep me updated as you claim your winnings from the bank.
Mr. Jones Fox
B.B.C LOTTERY
National Lottery Results.
PO Box 200
Harrogate England , UK.
Email: bbcresultboard.count@yahoo.co.uk
Phone No:+44 702 408 3646.
Fax No:+44 870 479 1203.
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