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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: WINDOW LIVE <msnotice2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrauthur_claimdept@consultant.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:45:13 -0700
Subject: NOKIA XMAS EXTRAVAGANZA...YOUR WON PRIZE.
UK HEADQUARTERS.The Marina Offices, St Peters Yacht Basin,Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1HX England
NOKIA END OF YEAR PROMO
REPLY TO:
Email: nokiapromo@instruction.com
Our dear certified winner, The Board of Directors of the NOKIA END OF YEAR PROMOTIONS announce to you as 1 of our 10th lucky Winners of this year annual New year Christmas Bonanza draw held on 31st of December 2007, here in United Kingdom. All participants for category A (online version) were selected randomly from World Wide Web (www) through computer balloting system drawn from over 100,000 names database, union associations and corporate bodies that are listed online. And your email address emerged alongside with 9 other as category .A. winner. Consequently you are therefore been approved for a payout of £500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds)
VERIFICATION NO.: CN-435-663-6Please note that, you are to contact Dr. James Kelvin your claims validating officer immediately with the e-mail given below. Dr. James Kelvin
Tel: :+447045704459.
Email: nokiapromo@instruction.com
Sincerely,Mrs. firmik paker
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