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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: OPEC LOTTERY BOARD <wiredonald@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:43:09 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS SIR/MADAM !!!!
ORGANIZATION OF THE PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OPEC)
Reference Number: CTC:2551256003/23
Attention Winner
The Officials of International Awareness Promotion Department of the ORGANIZATION OF THE PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES,(OPEC) wishes to congratulate you on your success as the STAR PRIZE WINNER in this years OPEC International Awareness Promotion (OIAP) held on 30th of August, 2007. This makes you the proud owner of the cash prize of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds Only.The selection process was carried out through random selection in our Computerized GSM Selection System (GSM.S.S.) from a database of over a million GSM numbers from the Oil Producing Countries. Each GSM was attached to a ticket number and your number with ticket number: C55T24 and serial number: CT/556543450906 was randomly selected as the star prize winner amongst other consolation prize winners.
For you to collect your prizes, kindly fill the verification form below and send it to our claims department through this contact.
Name MR.DONALD WILSON,
Phone number +447011150909
E-mail: (opec-claimsdpt@hotmail.com)
stating your receipt of this notification.He have been mandated to offer you assistance and facilitate the urgent payment of you winning fund.
VERIFICATION FORM:
FULL NAME:
AGE:
NATIONALITY:
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
FULL ADDRESS:
PHONE AND FAX NUMBER:
EMAIL ADRRESS:
OCCUPATION/POSITION:
COMPANY:
TICKET NUMBER:
SERIAL NUMBER:
NAME OF NEXT OF KIN
ADDRESS OF NEXT OF KIN
The above information shall be forwarded to our paying bank for verification and immedaite release of your fund to your nominated bank account.
Congratulations once more, and keep trusting in us..
DR. MACK WHITE.
INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTIONS,
ORGANIZATION OF THE PETRO
LEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OPEC) --
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