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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: "Dr DONALD OSARO" <lotteryclaim@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: contact_ecowasabuja2007@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 04:11:49 -0500
Subject: Winning number...................ECW09788
FONDAZIONE AND ECOWAS DONATIONS 2007
Viale Castro Pretorio
105 00185 Roma
ITALY ROME
http://www.fondazionedivittorio.it
NOTIFICATION FOR CASH AID.
This is to inform you that you have won a prize
money of two Million United States Dollars, ($2,000,000.00)
as one of the final recipients of a Cash Grant/Donation for your own
personal,education and business developmentfor this year 2007 Lottery
promotion which is organized by FONDAZIONE AND ECOWAS DONATIONS 2007.
FONDAZIONE DONATIONS 2007, collects all the
email addresses of the people that are active online,
among the millions that subscribed to the Internet.we
only select five people every Year as our winners through
electronic balloting System without the winner
applying,we congratulate you for being one of the people selected.
These are your identification numbers:
Batch number.....................FODAZ 09102XN
Reff number.......................ECW35447XN
Winning number...................ECW09788
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(CONTACT THE HEAD OFFICE FINANCE DEPARTMENT NIGERIA.)
Name:Dr DONALD OSARO
Tel: +2348054618905
Fax: +2348022394747
E-mail: contact_ecowasabuja2007@yahoo.com.hk
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FULL NAME:?
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:?
OCCUPATION:?
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE?
TEL NO:?
EMAIL:?
WINNING NUMBER:?
BATCH NUMBER:?
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Thank you and Accept my hearty congratulations once again!
Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Mary Jones.
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Fidelity Communications Webmail - http://webmail.fidnet.com
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