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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: "HERTOG LINDA" <lindahertog01@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: lindahertog@sify.com
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 18:27:31 -0700
Subject: ****LUCKY WINNER****
Euromillion España Email Lottery
International Prize Award Department
c/ sierra de Albarracin 18
28912 Alcorcon Madrid Spain
Lucky winner,
We bring to your notice the EMAIL WINNING NOTIFICATION from Euromillion
España Promotion Lottery held on the 17th of December,2007 through cumputer
ballot System among 20,000 internets users.Subsequently,your email address
attached to sum of 1,000,000,00 euros from a total sum of 20,000,000,00
Euros.
We request you to pay serious attention to this notification by contacting
the claims department with claim information and procedures of claim.
PROCESSING OFFICER (Luis Ortega)
EUROMILLIONS CLAIMS OFFICE(SP).
TEL:+34-671-752-704 .
E-mail:contactagentluisorte@excite.com<E-mail%3Acontactagentluisorte@excite.com>
Please you are ask to forward the bellow Information to the Euromillion
processing Agent as soon as possible.
(I) Reference Number: 421/613/580-EB
(ii) Ticket Number: M754/22/76
(iii)Batch Number: 42546-934-VE
(iv)File Number: 2-34-90-57-11
(v) Award Number: TL 22/15406
For verification purpose be sure to include:
(1) mailing address.
(2) Tel/Fax numbers.
(3) Nationality/Country.
{4} Full Names.
Congratulations once again from our members of staff
Yours faithfully,
Linda Hertog (Mrs)
Legal Coordinator
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