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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: janet coos <j-coos-8@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <jerryhogan38@aim.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:26:28 +0100
Subject: PROMOTION AWARD
The United Kingdom REF: LE/44267998/5110BATCH: LE/9922/07 Dear Sir/MadamWe are pleased to notify you of the result of the International Electronic Lottery Draw Program held on the 15th of October,2007 in which your e-mail address was attached to this file number 622-441-9901 with serial number 007551, which won a lump sum pay out of (800,000.00) Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds. Participants were selected through an electronic computer balloting system drawn from over Fifty Thousand company's and Thirty Million individual email addresses and names from all over the world.This lottery was promoted and sponsored by Association of software producers. To file for your claim, Please contact the authorized officer in charge. Mr Jerry HoganTel No: +44 704 576 0488Fax No: +44 871 263 6956Email: jerryhogan38@aim.com You are adviced to provide the following informations: 1. Name in full 2. Address 3. Email 4. Nationality 5. Age 6. Occupation 7. Phone/Fax Congratulations, and thank you for being part of our promotional program.Note: Anybody under the age of (18)Eighteen is automatically disqualified. Yours Sincerely,Mrs Janet CoosCo-ordinator.
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