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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 NATIONAL LOTTERY <web@uknl.org> (may be fake)
Reply-To: uknational_lotterypromo@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 23:01:36 -0500
Subject: Congratulations.........Your E-mail I.D Has Won*****
Dear Winner
We are pleased to inform you that your e-mail address have just won you
the sum 1,000,000.00 (One Million Great British Pounds) in UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY PROMO held on the 6th of August 2008.Please contact the due
processing Promotion Manager Mr.Williams Desmond for further details on
how to claim your prize.
Contact Mr. Williams Desmonds with the detail as follow:
Mr William Desmond
Promotion Manager
Uk National Lottery Promo
Contact E-mail: uknational_lotterypromo@yahoo.co.uk
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
You are to send all the following informations to this office for further
procession.
1 Your Names ...................
2 Cell Phone,...................
3 Telephone ......................
4 Fax Numbers.................
5 Home Address OR Office Address..............
6 Quote Amount Won .............
7 Date Of Birth ................
8 Age ..........................
9 Occupation....................
10 Sex...........................
11 Marital Status...............
12 Country .....................
For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information
confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize
released to you.
Congratulation Once again!!!
Regards
Mr.Terry Coleman
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