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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: "Virgin Atlantic Airways Corpo"
<VirginAtlantic@michiganwolverine.com>
Date: Tue, 06 May 2008 04:23:13 -0400
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!! YOU ARE A WINNER
Virgin Atlantic Airways Corporation
Block 22, office 5 Hill Crest Towel
London, United Kingdom.
CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT.
REF NUMBER :VAA/77/580/80
BATCH NUMBER: AZ/011/QW3
PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY ANNOUCEMENT
CONGRATULATION!!! YOU ARE A WINNER.
The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International
Awareness Promotion Department of VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS the official
sponsor of the VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY, wishes to
congratulate you on your success as the GRAND PRIZE WINNER for this
quarters International Awareness Loto Promotion Programme (IALP) .
This makes you the proud owner of a cash prize of £500,000 Great
British Pounds Sterlings, courtesy of VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS and World
Rehabilitation Philanthropist Club the Back bone sponsors of this
International Awareness Promo(IAP).
The selection process was carried-out through a secured random email
balloting system with our Computerised Email Electronic Selection
System (C.E.E.S.S) from a database of over 5 million email addresses
from the world wide web email directory of 2008.
Each email address was attached to a ticket number and your email
address with REF NUMBER :VAA/77/580/80.... and BATCH NUMBER: AZ/011/QW3
was randomly selected as our GRAND PRIZE AWARD WINNER amongst other
consolation prize winners.
For you to collect your LOTTO WINNINGS PRIZE AWARD , kindly submit your
information as requested below and submit same via email to the Claims
Department of this office so that we can authenticate your winnings.
Do have a Wonderful Time while claiming your prize.
Contact The Regional Coordinator:
Sir Raymond Anderson
Email:atlantic.airways@hotmail.com
Tel:+44 702 404 5907
+44 702 404 5947
Fax:+44 871 263 9289
+44 871 504 9889
PLEASE SEND OVER YOUR FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS
NOTIFICATION
1.)FULL NAME:
2.)REF NUMBER:
3.)Batch NUMBER:
4.)ADDRESS:
5.)ZIP/POSTAL CODE:
6.)STATE/PROVINCE:
7.)COUNTRY:
8.)PHONE:
9.)FAX:
10)OCCUPATION/POSITION:
11.)COMPANY NAME:
12.)EMAIL ADDRESS:
13.)DATE OF BIRTH:
14.)SEX:
Congratulations once more, and keep trusting VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS
Promotions. DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS, INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTIONS,
VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYSALWAYS FLY VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS FOR A SAFER
AND SMOOTH JOURNEY.
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