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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: "jameswoodpowerball1900 Gazeta.pl" <jameswoodpowerball1900@gazeta.pl>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 18:29:07 -0700
Subject: POWER BALL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER
POWER BALL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS / PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
POWER BALL LOTTO COMPANY
Dear Winner
We are please to announce you as one of the 17 lucky winners in the Power
Ball Lottery draw held on the 28th of May. 2008. All 17 winning addresses
were randomly selected from a batch of 50 000 000 international emails.Your
email address emerged long side others as a category 2 winner in this year's
Annual Power Ball Lotto Draw.
Consequently you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of $4,500
000 USD only.The following particulars are attached to your lotto payment
order:
i winning numbers: 37-13-43-85-67-11
ii email ticket number:PBL754/22/76
iii lotto code number: PB09622UK
iv the file Ref number: PB/04/736207152/UK
Please contact the under listed operations manager as soon as soon possible
with the requested information on the Verification
form below for the immediate release of your winnings:Mrs. Vick Enita.The
Power Ball Lotto CompanyEmail: vickenita@hotmail.com,
vick_enita2008@madrid.com, vick_enita2007@yahoo.fr
1.Please quote your Reference number in all correspondence with the
operations manager.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Sincerely
James Wood.
PowerBall Lotto company UK & Europe
VERIFICATION FORM
1.FULL NAMES:_______________________________
2.ADDRESS:___
3.SEX:__________
4.AGE:__________
5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________
6.OCCUPATION:_______________________
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:__________________________
9.WINNING NUMBER:____________________
10.FILE REF. NUMBER:______________
11.EMAIL TICKET NUMBER:___________________
12.LOTTO CODE NUMBER__________________
13.AMOUNT WON:______________________
14.COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL____________
15. COUNTRY________________________________
CLAIMANT SIGNATORY DECLARATION
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Congratulations once again.
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