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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: John Mbaka <johnmbaka_8888@web.de>
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:38:05 +0100
Subject: CLAIM YOUR LOTTO PAYMENT
CLAIM YOUR LOTTO PAYMENT
INTERNATIONAL LOTTO COMMISSION
The World Lottery S.L
C/ Vicente Tijeras 11 No 12
28035, Madrid - Spain
9th/02/ 2008.
FROM THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
BATCH NUMBER: LSLUK/2031/08
Reference NUMBER: 2763-4532ES
ATTE NTION: WINNER
It is a pleasure to inform you through this medium that Your
emailaddress won a prize of 810,000.00 in category A'micronet
EuroMilliones. Your Reference number 2763-4532ES, Batch numbers
LSLUK/2031/08 and Winning numbers CGDC1221/ES.
Contact our prize claim agent by email or phone and quote your
numbers with Full names, Phone/Fax no in your reply to your agent,
MUDIAL FINACIAL SECURITY COMPANY
person: Mr. Luis Mathew
TEL: +34-691750229
Contact: mudialfin@aol.com [mailto:mudialfin@aol.com]
All participants were selected through a computer ballots system drawn
from 25,000 names from Europe, North & South America, Asia, Australia Caribean,
Africa And New Zealand as part of our international program, which we conduct
once every year. We hope that with a part of your prize, you will take part in
our up coming end of year high stake US$1.8 billion International lottery.
Sincerely,
Mrs Alicia C. Benitez
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*http://smartsurfer.web.de/?mc=100071&distributionid=000000000066* [http://smartsurfer.web.de/?mc=100071&distributionid=000000000066]
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