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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: Yahoo! Customer Care <y08-08@live.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:09:16 -0400
Subject: Ugently Needed - Yahoo!
YAHOO UK&IRELAND National Lottery P O Box 1010 Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM (Customer Services) Attn: Winner
We
receive your e-mail and wish to inform you that your email address won our
lottery. Kindly fill the below information and submit back to us.
You are
therefore advised to send the following information below to e-mail
address in order to facilitate them and process
the transfer of your fund with the appointed bank or the delivery
company.
Send your
Identification Numbers/Your Personal Information to her immediately:
Personal Information 1. Full name.................. 2. Country....................
3. Contact Address........... (P.O. Box is not allowed)
4. Telephone Number.........
5. Marital Status..............
6. Occupation..................
7. Age......................... 8. Sex......................... 9. Country of origin.................
Congratulations once again.
Yours in service,
_________________________________________________________________
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