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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: UK LOTTERY DRAWS <supervisorukjpclaimsoffice07088@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: ferdinandgreen_claimsagent@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:47:18 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FREE ONLINE SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION
$B?7$7$$%a!<%k%"%I%l%9$r$*CN$i$;$7$^$9?7$7$$%a!<%k%"%I%l%9!'(B supervisorukjpclaimsoffice07088@yahoo.co.jp
Your email has won $4.6M from the JAPAN/UK Free Online LOTTERY draw of 1/7/08 held in Bangkok,Thailand. Lucky #:RHJK628409ZZKT3Q66. For payment, email .Green on :ferdinandgreen_claimsagent@yahoo.com.hk with your names,country, address, sex, age, tel, occupation, date of draw.
- UK LOTTERY DRAWS
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