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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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Fraud email example:
From: "martins johnson" <martinsjohnson@klikni.cz>
Reply-To: microsoftmegajackpot2008@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 13:41:54 +0100
Subject: FROM MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT 2008
FROM MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT 2008
REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L
BATCH: 4583JL/WIN
MICROSOFT EMAIL LOTTERY AWARD PROMOTION: UNITED KINGDOM Finally today,we
announce the winners of the MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNINGS PROGRAMS
held early this month 2008. Your company or your personale-mail address,
attached to winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100, With serial number 647489,
consequently won in the Tenth lottery category.
You have been approved for lump sums pay out of ?850,000.00 (Eight hundred
and fifty thousand pounds sterlings) in cash Credited to file REF NO:
MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100.Selection process was
carried out through random selection in our computerized
email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over 1,000,000 email
addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.
The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from
an exclusive list of 29,031 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate
bodies picked by an advanced automated random computersearch from the
internet. No ticket were sold but all email addresses were assigned to
different ticket numbers for representation and privacy.
This is to encourage our prominent Microsoft Internet Explorer users all
over the world, and for the Continues use of E-mail.Your fund has been
insured with your REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number
23-76-06-54-42-100. To claim your winning prize, You are to reply to this
letter In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and winning numbers in all correspondences
with your claims officer. You are to keep all lotto information away from
the general public especially your ticket number and ballot number.(This is
important as a case of double claims will not be entertained)
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE TO SEND THE BELOW INFORMATION REQUIRED TO CLAIM
YOUR WINNING PRIZE:
1. Full Name:
2. Address:
3. Nationality:
4. Age: .......................Date of Birth:
5. Occupation:
6. Your Office Telephone and fax.
7. Moble Telephone
7. State of Origin: ....................Country:
Dr. Martins Johnson
Online Co-ordinator
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