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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: james carter <james_carteronme@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <james_carter64@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 18:20:28 -0700
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
UK Lottery Headquarters: Customer Service 28 TANFIELD ROAD, CROYDON.LONDON Ref: BTL/491OXI/04 Batch: 12/25/0304 WINNING NOTIFICATION We happily announce to you the draw 1102 of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on November 1st2007. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £2,000,000.00 (Two Million Pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/90231108/03 with winning number 06.12.19.20.38.39.13and Coupon Number 5647560054All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly until the end of the year. please you are advised to contact the agent with your winning numbers, this is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned. To claim your prize, please write to the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY FIDUCIARY AGENT with your details as stated belowFIDUCIARY AGENTOVER SEAS CLAIM UNITMR.JAMES CARTER EMAIL:james_carter64@yahoo.co.ukTELEPHONE NUMBER:+44 701 1137068 YOUR DETAILS1.Name:2.Address:3.Marital Status:4.Occupation:5.Age:6.Sex:7.Nationality:8.Country Of Residence:9.Telephone Number:10.Fax Number:11.Amountwon:Yours faithfully, Mr. James carterOnline coordinator.
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