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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: "Ben Lowery" <blowery@gram.edu>
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 08:13:10 -0500
Subject: The Uk National Lottery.
The Uk National Lottery.
12 Bridge Street, Staines Middlesex,
TW18 4TP United Kingdom.
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
Dear Email Owner,
This is to inform you that, your email have won a prize money of 852,000.00 (Eight Hundred And Fifty Two Thousand Pounds) for the month of May 2008 Lottery promotion which is organized by UK NATIONAL LOTTERY AWARD TEAM, collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, we only select Four (4) people every Year as our winners through electronic balloting System without the winner applying online all buying of ticket. We congratulate you for being one of the people selected.
YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ATTACHED TO TICKET NUMBER: 57522465896530
WITH SERIAL NUMBER: 3652-662
DREW LUCKY NUMBERS: 47-14-18-23-31-45
To begin your claims please contact our licensed and accredited agent Assigned to you
MR. GRAHAM SMITH
UKNL CLAIM AGENT OFFICER
Email: grahamsmith3@uknpromotion.com
Phone: +44 7 031 969 480
You are therefore advised to send the following information to the Claims agent to facilitate them and in order for them to have access in Proceeding of your winning.
1. Full Name:
2. Country:
3. Contact Address:
4. Cell Phone Number:
5. Office Phone Number:
6. Marital Status:
7. Age:
8. Occupation:
9. Company:
10. Winning Email:
Once again congratulations from the entire staff of the U.k National Lottery.
Warm regards,
Dr.Ben Lowery.
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