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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: "Mrs. Mariam Roosje -Hoo" <nationalpostcodeloterijpj@virtua.com.br>
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 00:31:27 -0400
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FROM POSTCODE LOTERIJ NL
RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "B" DRAWS
Ticket Number: SP/OC456719/DC08.
Dear Winner,
In view of the yearly sweepstake of the above named organization held
recently we are pleased to inform you that your e-mail address attached to
the above ticket Number: SP/OC456719/DC08,Winning Prize Number: 2512NV and
Lucky number 1412MC, came up in the first dip. This invariably means that
you have emerged as the prize winner of the sum of 1,500,000.00 Euros {One
Million, Five Hundred Thousand Euros} in the second category.
Be informed that all participants were selected from a random computing
ballot system. This charitable sweepstake is sponsored by postcdeloterij.nl
and government parastatals. It is in your best interest and to avoid mix up
of numbers and names of any kind that we request you
Keep the entire details of your winning strictly from public notice until
the process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds
remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claims and unscrupulous acts by participants/ non participants of
this program.
To claim your winning, you should contact the OFFICIAL and APPROVED paying
bank here in Holland-Netherlands urgently:-
Mr. Roberts Van Boer.
PostBank BL
www.postbank.nl
Email:- pstbknl@live.com OR postcode@post.ro
You are also advice to furnish them with the following
Information:-
Your Names:-
Telephone / Fax-
Your Nationality {Your country of Origin}-
E-Ticket number-
Prize Number-
Congratulations once again from management and staff of this company, and
thanking you for being a lucky winner of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Mariam Roosje -Hoo
NATIONALE POSTCODE LOTERIJ Promotion
www.postcodeloterij.nl
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