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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: Atiq Kumar <atiq_kumar@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:34:43 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CONGRATS !
Dear Winner,
The Board of Directors of CRYSTAL GLOBAL LOTTERY announces to you as 1 of our 10th lucky winners of this month draw held on 14th October 2007. All 10 winning Email Addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 786,000 international emails world-wide.
And your email address emerged alongside with 9 other as the first category winner.Consequently you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of USD500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars Only).
The following particulars are attached to your lottery payment order.
(I) Winning numbers:lott22 -55-BBK-22
(2) Email ticket number:BUK-1188-730-116
(3) Lotto batch number: 9484-9006-0076
(4) File Ref. number: 637409467-US
(5) certificate number: US/0067/09
Please note that, you are to forward the following information to Mr.Alex Twala your claims validiting officer immediately with the e-mail given below.
1.) FULL NAME
2.) NATIONALITY
3.) MOBILE TELEPHONE NUMBER
Mr.Alex Twala
Email: alex.twala@yahoo.com
Email: alex.twala@winning.com
Tele/Fax: +1 707 8377117
CLAIMANT SIGNATORY DECLARATION
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1.Your Ref number must be in all your mails with the claims officer.
2.Do inform the claims officer of any change of names or addresses.
3.Please do not reply to this email. Contact your claims agent.
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The CRYSTAL GLOBAL LOTTERY is registered with The Gaming Board of the USA under Schedule 1A to the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976,as amended (LOT 150/1837/2) and these lotteries are managed by AlladdinLotteries Limited, the External Lottery Manager registered with
The Gaming Board for Great Britain (ELM 150/10/1).
Congratulations once again.
Sincerely,
Atiq Kumar.
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