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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: AVEY AHMED <aveyahmed@aol.com>
Reply-To: johnpedro@mrlottery.com
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:50:40 +0100
Subject: YUO HAVE MADE IT!!!
Dear Winner,
A division of Euromillion Lotto International (ELI).
Draw Details:
Ref Number: EM-573881545/SP
Batch Number: A2561000/07
Ticket draw Number: 7, 11, 25, 32, 34,/3, 5.
"Hot Ball: 5" WINNER ONLY
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the last final draw of
our Lottery International Programs. After this automated computer ballot,
your e-mail address emerged as a winner in the category "Hot Ball: 5"
with the following numbers attached Ref Number: EM-573881545/SP , Batch
Number: A2561000/07 and Ticket draw Number: 7, 11, 25, 32, 34,/3, 5.
You are therefore to receive a cash prize of 615,810.00 ( SIX HUNDRED
AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN EUROS ONLY)
from the total payout.Your prize award has been insured with your
e-mail address and will be transferred to you upon meeting our requirements, =
statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory
report.
To file in for the processing of your prize winnings, you are advised
to contact our accredited claims agent Dr.john Pedro,of
(GlobalFinancialNetwork)
on this email address: (johnpedro@mrlottery.com
<mailto:johnpedro@mrlottery.com>) for immediate processing of your winning =
with
the information below:
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Name In Full: ..................
Address In Full: ..................
Telephone/Fax number In Full: ....................
Nationality: .......................
Age: ......................
Country: ......................
Occupation: ......................
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Yours Faithfully,
Mrs.Regina Van Halen
Lottery Coordinator.
Euromillion Lotto International
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