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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: "Peter Uche" <peteruche9@ig.com.br>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:14:23 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WON A PRICE
The United Kindgom National Lottery
P O Box 1010 Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM
(Claim Department).
Dear Beneficiary,
We the management and staff of the United Kingdom National Lottery happily
congratulate you on your winning of $950,000usd.
Your Email which code is UK / ILC-1759 won after a random selection of more
than 30million emails. You are by this notice expected to contact our zonal
coordinator, Rev Bishop S Lee under the management of Solute Consultancy
with the email; revbishoplee@live.fr in Cotonou, Benin Republic with the
following informaton for the remittance of your winning:
(1)FULL NAMES: (2)CONTACT ADDRESS: (3)E-MAIL ADDRESS: (4)AGE & SEX:
(5)TELEPHONE NUMBER: (6)FAX NUMBER: (7)COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: (8)STATE OF
ORIGIN: (9)BREIF DESCRIPTION OF YOUR WORK/OCCUPATION.
Once again Congratulation!!!
Regards,
Mrs.Silva Jane Mr.Lawrence Payley
Mrs.Rosemary Peterson
Secretary Genaral
Coordinator Head,Computer D.Base
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