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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: UK LOTTERY<darrenlloyds_uk@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 01:31:28 -0300
Subject: Confirm Receipt
Congratulations,Your email address has won the sum of 753,437.00 GBP (Great British Pounds) in the recent online draw
ofthe UK LOTTERY PROMOemail award.To File your claim,you are to provide him With the following information:Full
Name,Contact Address,Country of residence, Age, Sex, Tel(Home,Office,Mobile), Occupation.
Yours faithfully
Darren Lloyds
darrenlloyds_uk@hotmail.com
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