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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "Lottery Yahoo" <yhlotto12@mailbox.hu>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 19:11:10 +0100
Subject: Congratulation You Won(Call +2348033891865)
*THE ULTIMATE BET JACKPOT PROMOTION
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE YAHOO LOTTERY PROMO
Yorkshire Avenue, E17gb London,
United Kingdom.
Attn: Sir/Madam,
We wish to inform you that your e-mail ID has just won you the total sum of
£250,000.00 (TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING) in the YAHOO
LOTTERY PROMO in our 2008 New Year Bonanza.
The winning ticket was selected from a Data Base of current Internet email
users on-line, from which your e-mail address came out as the winning
coupon of this month lucky deep-sweepstakes.
NOTE: to file for your claim, please contact your claim agent in our
fiducial claim agency in through his email address below
Name:Rev. Dr. Ambrose Peterson
Tel: +234-8033891865
Fax: +234-8035616149
Contact e-mail: revdrpeterson11@hotmail.com
Also kindly furnish your claims agent with the below information for the
immediate processing of your fund.
TICKET NUMBER: 09-43-19-21-71-{01}
REF NO: British/CN/6654/CP
1. FULL NAMES: __________
2. HOME ADDRESS: __________
3. SEX: __________
4. AGE: _________
5. OCCUPATION: __________
6. COMPANY: _______ B. POSITION HELD:
7. E-MAIL ADDRESS: _________
8. TELEPHONE NUMBER:_________
9. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: __________
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO US, CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT,
AT{revdrpeterson11@hotmail.com <AT%7Brevdrpeterson11@hotmail.com>}
+2348033891865
Warm Regards,
MR. HALEM SALIM
ONLINE COORDINATOR*
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