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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 Nation Lottery Promo 2008 <win_lotterydeptunit1@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:50:15 -0600
Subject: NEW YEAR PROMO AWARD
We are happy to finally announce to you the result of our New Year
draw offer for the year 2008,held on Wednesday 9th january 2008.
In the satellite software email lottery conducted by UK NATIONAL
PROMOTION in which e-mail address.
Congratulations,you have therefore won yourself a total sum of
ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã950,000(Nine Hundred and fifty thousand pounds) in
cash
credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03.
In the satellite software email lottery conducted by UK NATIONAL
PROMOTION in which e-mail addresses are picked randomly by Software
powered by the Internet and comes up every year.
You are to contact our Promotions' Manager for Clearance of your
winning parcel and makeall arragement on how to claim your winning
amount
and follow all instrutions in claiming your parcel.
Here is the contact information:
Mr. Richard Brown Rogers
Email: win_lotterydeptunit1@yahoo.com.hk
You are to forward the following details to enable us clear your file
for immediate payment:
1. Full Names:
2. Address:
3. Age:
4. Sex:
5. Occupation:
6. Phone number:
7. Country:
Yours faithfully,
Elaine Duncan.
Copyright 1994-2007 The UK National Lottery Inc.
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