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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: Logan Thomas Myers <lmyers@bgsu.edu>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 13:15:45 -0400
Subject: YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS DREW THE WINNING
NUMBERS!(CONTACT:eml.jeffrey.rice@gmail.com)
NATIONAL LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKE PROMOTIONS
7 Holbein Place, London, SW1W 8NR
United Kingdom
FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: HLF/66-CAW662006
Dear Winner,
We are pleased to announce you as one of the 6 lucky
winners in the NATIONAL LOTTERY FUNDS draw held
on the 12th of June,2008.
All 6 winning addresses were randomly selected from
a batch of 40,000 international emails.Your email address
emerged alongside 5 others as a 2nd category winner in
this month's draw.
Consequently,you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of
£1,500,000 Pounds( One Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds)only.
Please contact the underlisted claims officer as soon as possible for
the immediate release of your winnings:
Mr. Jeffrey Rice,
7 Holbein Place, London, SW1W 8NR United Kingdom
Email: eml.jeffrey.rice@gmail.com<mailto:eml.jeffrey.rice@gmail.com>
www.nationallottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do<http://www.nationallottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do>
With the requested information so that we can expedite the processing
of your claims:
NAME:
COUNTRY:
NATIONALITY:
ADDRESS:
SEX:
PHONE/FAX:
EMAIL:
BATCH/REFERENCE NUMBER:
AGE:
Congratulations once again from all members and staff of this program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery programs.
Sincerely,
MRS HELEN PALMER
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
NATIONAL LOTTERY FUND
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