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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: winningnotification145@mchsi.com (UK NATIONAL LOTTERY)
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:34:35 +0000
Subject: XMAS BONANZA...........YOUR EMAIL WON
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
P O BOX 1010 LIVERPOOL
L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM
Fax :+(44) 870 4714089
FROM: THE PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT.
RE: AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION:
CONGRATULATIONS:
We are pleased to inform you again about our
LOTTERY BONANZA price won
by you a week ago.
You have been approved to claim a total sum of
-£759,100.00. Equivalent= $1,525,959.01 Usd.)
REF: XYL/26510460037/07,
Batch 24/00319/006/IPD.
All participants for the online version were
selected randomly from the
World Wide Web through a computer draw
system and extracted from over
100,000 unions, associations, and corporate
bodies that are listed
online. Your e-mail address
attached to
e-ticket number: 03- 15 -19-24-28-34(with
bonus ball 17)
drew a prize of -£759,100.00. Equivalent= $1,525,959.01 Usd.
per winner. This lucky
draw came first in
the 2nd Category of the Sweepstake
Contact Our Claim Agent SIR THOMAS CHESS,
via below Email
Email: claimsoffice@ukloffice.com
Phone: +44 704-572-9970
with the Following
NAME:
ADDRESS:
AMOUNT WON:
EMAIL:
COUNTRY:
PHONE NUMBER
AGE:
OCCUPATION:
Congratulations in advance.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Carolyna Anderson.
EmailCopyright © 2007
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