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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: Chevron Texaco Oil and Gas Company Chevron Texaco Oil and Gas Company
<mrsgloria_edward49@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 17:48:11 +0000
Subject: FROM:THE DESK OF THE CHEVRON-TEXACO LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
Chevron Texaco Oil and Gas Company,7 Triton Square,Regents Place,London, United KingdomREF: CHT141419651307Lucky Number: TX0148192583
FROM:THE DESK OF THE CHEVRON-TEXACO LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
ATTENTION:Winner,
We which to inform you as one of the winners of the CHEVRON-TEXACO LOTTERY, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on OCTOBER 2007 in Croydon London. Your email address was attached to secrete pin number: CHT141419651307,with serial number CHTX5073-11 which drew the lucky numbers TX0148192583 ,and consequently won you the lottery in the first winning category.
You have therefore been approved for a winning sum of One Million GREAT BRITISH POUNDS,( 1,000,000 POUNDS) in cash, credited to your file REF NO. CHT141419651307.
This is from total prize money of (POUNDS 30,000,000) shared among the 30 Chevron Texaco winners in the first winning category.
For You to File In Your Claim at the Zone C Prize Redemption Headquater,Call your agent and Reply this Email as Soon as Possible By providing
Your Reference and Lucky Number and also Filling this Form Below:
1.Full Names:2.Address:3.Age: 4.Sex:5.Marital Status:6.Occupation: 7.Phone numbers:8.Country:
Ensure that you contact Your Claim Agent with the above information:
Name:Mr LARRY FISHEREmail:agent_larryfisher@yahoo.co.uk
Congratulations again from all the staff and thank you, for emerging the winner of our Chevron lottery program promotion.
Yours Sincerely,MRS GLORIA EDWARDS(Lottery Coordinator/Director)CHEVRON-TEXACO LOTTERY
NOTE: THAT YOU MUST CONTACT YOUR AGENT BEFORE THE NEXT 7 DAYS TO VERIFY YOUR WINNING'S
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