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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: "Henry Morgan" <henrymorgan@klikni.cz>
Reply-To: morganhenry2007@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 14:49:19 -0700
Subject: HELLO DEAR
WINNING NOTICE
Hello,
This is to notify you that your e-mail address attached to
ticket number: B9564 7560 4545 100 with serial number 046560 drew the
winning numbers 5 21 35 38 47 48 Bonus 45 in our weekly
National Lotto 6/49 lottery draws held on Sat, May 17, 2008 in
Essex United Kingdom. All participants were selected randomly from
World Wide Web site through computer draws system and extracted
from over 10,000,00 companies and personal e-mail addresses.
You have been approved to claim a total sum of Nine Hundred and
Forty Five Thousand United States Dollars (US$945,000) in cash
credited to file EAAL/9080118308/04. Please note that your lucky
winning numbers fall within our African booklet representative
office in Ghana as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this,
your US$945,000 would be released to you by an accredited
commercial Bank in Africa.
To file for your claim, contact our Payment Office in Africa
immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release
of your prize to you. Contact information is as follow: -
Name: Harry james
Email: harry_james200@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +233 24 4101543
Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this
program to all that have successfully won this competition and
thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Yours faithfully,
Henry Morgan
+44 703 590 2009
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