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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: "Uk National LOTTERY." <yuklotto@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: marknellymd@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:23:14 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU HAVE WON X1,000,000
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS
The Marina Offices, St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1HX England
Dear Winner,
We are pleased to inform you that you are one of our winners in the just concluded draws of the UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL LOTTERY programs held on 18th of Dec, 2007.The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 21,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet, no tickets were sold. After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of three winners in the category with the following winning information:You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,000,000 (One million pounds sterling).
REF No: UK/9420X2/68
BATCH No: 074/05/ZY369
To file for your claim, Contact the processing Consultant:
Contact Person: Mr,John Williams
Telephone: +44-7024028210
Email: marknellymd@hotmail.com
Do fill out the claims form to Mr.Mark Nelson in other to process
the claims of your prize without delay.
PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM
1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________
2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________
3.SEX:_______________
4.AGE:________
5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________
6.OCCUPATION:________________________
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________
9.AMOUNT WON:_________________________________
10.COUNTRY________________________________
Sincerely,
Mrs. Cecilia Kele
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
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