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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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Fraud email example:
From: samantha williams <sam_williams010@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <director_claim2010@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:41:57 +0200
Subject: NOTIFICATION
Dear Winner
Congratulations your email is among the seven lucky winning, that won$1,000,000.00{one million United State Dollars}Each in the just concluded draw held to promote British South African 2010 World Cup, sponsored by coca cola British American tobacco companies south Africa. For prize claiming, Call your claiming agent Mr. BARRY SMITH on this phone number +27-73-269-6491 and email him on director_claim2010@hotmail.com and also provide the following information for the processing of your winning fund. NAME:..................ADDRESS:.................NATIONALITY:......................SEX:..................AGE:................PHONE/MOBILE:..........................FAX:...................................OCCUPATION:............................COMPANY:......................Your Email Attached to Ticket No: (7YZ206) and ballot No: BT120/A) Yours Faithfully, Management .Mrs Samantha Williams
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