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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: Mr Donna Smith Jones <dsjonesclaimsagent02@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:08:01 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dear Jurgen Urner ,
Dear Jurgen Urner ,
How you doing today?
Your mail was dully receive our this office and the content was clearly understood.
When i readed your last mail i feel for you ,be informed that the The Heritage Lottery Funds UK (HLF) was set up by Parliament in 1994 to give grants to a wide range of projects involving the local, regional and national heritage of the United Kingdom. We distribute a share of the money raised by the uses.and please stop using your subject as SPAM when sending this office mail okay,
All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot system drawn from 21,000 E-mail addresses, 3,000 E-mail addresses from each continent, as part of International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, for theContinues use of E-mail.
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims have been fully processed and your money remitted to you.This is part of our security protocol to avoid multiple claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some members of the public.
And noted that my details has your claims agent are below.
MR DONA SMITH JONES.
TELEPHONE:+447045734836
Hope to have get you informed correctly
Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thanks for being part of our promotions program.
Best Regards,
Donna Smith Jones
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