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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: I-A-P UK <iapuk_9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <kchris_11@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:21:11 -0600
Subject: =?Windows-1252?Q?Congratulations_on_your_=93IAP=94_winning.?=
THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS
PROMOTION DEPARTMENT UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY.22 Garden Close, Stamford , Lincs , PE9 2YP, LondonUnited Kingdom.
Reference Number: 2551256003/23
Attention winner you are advice to call: +447024071354 OR EMAIL: tiadpuk@yahoo.co.nz, after reading this text.
!!!CONGRATULATION YOU ARE A WINNER!!!.
The Board of Directors, members of staff of the International Awareness Promotion Department, wishes to congratulate you on your success as the STAR PRIZE WINNER in this years' International Awareness Promotion (IAP) held on 11th September 2007 memory of the dead people in the 2001, September 11th attack on the world.
We in IAP say NO TO TERRORISM and YES TO GLOBAL TOGETHERNESS.
This makes you the proud winner of a cash prize of £450,000.00 GBP (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great British pounds).
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our Computerized Email Selection System (C.E.S.S.) from a database of over a million email addresses from the world wide web. Each email address was attached to a ticket number and your email address with ticket number: 5647600545188 and serial number: IAWP/556543450906 was randomly selected as the star prize winner.
For you to collect your prizes, kindly fill the verification form below and send it to the Claims Manager, of our claims department through email, stating your receipt of this notification. He has been mandated to offer you assistance and facilitate the urgent delivery of your prizes.
Claims Manager:
Mr.Chris Kenny.
Claims Department
Tel : +447024083705
VERIFICATION FORM:
1.) FULL NAME:.......................................... 2.) AGE:....................................................
3.) SEX:...................................................
4.) ADDRESS:............................................ 5.) ZIP/POSTAL CODE:.................................. 6.) STATE/PROVINCE:................................... 7.) COUNTRY:............................................. 8.PHONE/FAX:......................................
9.) OCCUPATION/POSITION:.............................. 10.) COMPANY:............................................... 11.) EMAIL ADDRESS:.......................................
12.) TICKET NUMBER:........................................
13.) SERIAL NUMBER:........................................
SIGNATURE:...................................
Un behalf of the Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Awareness Promotion , congratulations once again
Call me after you have seen this email for futher details.
Sincerely,
DUKE WILLIAMS
(PROMO MANAGER)
+447024071354
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