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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: UKNATONAL ONLINE PROMOTION <payment.officers@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: email.promo2007@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:15:04 +0100 (BST)
Subject: REF: Requested Information and Update
Date: 21/08/2007
Ref: 575061725
Batch: 8056490902/188
Winning no: KB8701/LPRC
Your E-mail address has won you $4,600,000.00 (USD)
UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION TICKET FREE/ONLINE E-MAIL ADDRESS WINNINGS DEPARTMENT.
If you are the correct owner of this email address, then be glad this day as the result of the UK NATIONAL lotto online e-mail winning draws and sweepstakes held here in UNITED KINGDOM on the 18th of August 2007 has just been released and we are glad to announce to you that your e-mail address has won you the lottery in the first category and you are entitled to claim the sum of $4,600,000.00 USD only.
Your email addresses was entered for the online draw on this Ticket Number: APP236566301307 and won on this Lucky Number: MX014926583. All winners checks are certified cashiers and are cashable in any bank of any country.
To enable the Courier Company ascertain you as the rightful receiver of the checks Include the below listed information in your mail.
Your country, complete official names, amount won, ticket and lucky numbers, date/venue of draw, address where your wish to receive your winnings, contact telephone, mobile and fax numbers, sex, age, occupation and job title.
Yours Truly,
MR. PETER MOORE
Co-ordinator.
UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION
Phone: +44 702 405 2358
Fax: +44 709 287 1491.
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