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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: info@freelotto.com
Reply-To: mailsimonlee@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:50:43 -1100
Subject: PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD!!!
Dear Winner,
WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION
We are officially informing you of the result of the Lottery Winners International programs held on the 5th of February
2008 as part of our promotional programmes for the year 2008. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number
77007742781005-18721 with reference number 414-3721060 drew winning numbers 7-00-71-00-66-49 and credited to batch
number 121cfc, which consequently won in the 1st category via our electronic ticket as stated above.You have therefore
been approved for a pay out of 1,800,000.00 (One Million Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds). For verification please fill
the form below and forward it to our fiduciary agent the person of :Simon Lee
Email: mailsimonlee@gmail.com
CUSTOMER SERVICES
FREE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.
ADDRESS: 184 ,BEAK STREET,LONDON W1F 9DB
PRIZE AWARD VERIFICATION FORM
PERSONAL DETAILS:
NAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
TEL:
FAX:
HOME TEL:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
ADDRESS:
OCCUPATION:
MARITAL STATUS:
DATE OF BIRTH:
PRIZE WINNING DETAILS:
TICKET NUMBER:
NAME OF AGENT:
NAME OF RECEIVER:
Kind Regard,
Mrs Matilda Jones
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