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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: JULET ADAM <james_adam@mailpanda.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:27:10 +0200
Subject: Mail Reply
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM
MADRID SPAIN
FILE REFERENCE NO:
PP2005-001-MLI
BATCH: 1505/004NL
TO WINNERS IN OUR PROGRAM
We wish to congratulate you over your success in our computer balloting =
sweepstake held recently.
This is a millennium scientific computer game in which email addresses were =
used. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users; =
therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it.
However,your email address was attached to ticket number 10CBG3471913; with =
serial number 19034 draw the lucky numbers 1-9-74-31, which eventually won =
the lottery in the first category of the draws. This entitled to a cash award =
of =80500,000.00 ( FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS). This is from total prize =
money of =8015,000,000.00 distributed
to winners from 1st to 3rd categories.
Note that this program was largely promoted and sponsored by a group of =
philanthropist, industrialists from the internet ware industry and some other =
big multinational firms who wish to be anonymous.
To begin your claim, please contact the claims coordinator
Mr. Harris Frogart
TEL: +34636402768
Email address: laprimitiva_elgo@yahoo.com
Yours Faithfully,
MRS. Julet adam
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