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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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Fraud email example:
From: "Uk Online Games" <ukgaming@strompost.at>
Reply-To: ukonlinegames@rocketmail.com
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:34:56 -0530 (IST)
Subject: Serial number 9418/07
We happily announce to you the draw (#963) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,Online Sweepstakes International programme held on 1st of
August,2008 Your e-mail address has been selected randomly amongst twenty
others by a Computer Ballot System through a WORLD WIDE WEB SITE SEARCH
NGINE".Here is your ticket number:418 8354952 518 with Serial number
9418/07 that won you £516,778.00 Pounds
Claims Requirements:
1.Full Name: ..............................
2.Address:.................................
3.Nationality:.............................
4.Occupation:..............................
5.Age:.......... Date of Birth:............
6.Sex:.....................................
7.Phone...................Fax:.............
8.State of Origin:.........................
Mode of payment/Courier delivery
Claims Agent
Mr Peter Taylor
Email:claims_enquire@ymail.com
Yours Truly
Steven Burtler
-- Sent at 06:56:30 on 08/21/08 through NITK (http://www.nitk.ac.in/) Email Gateway . AV scanning & Spam checking are done on this mail --
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