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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: POWER BALL HOUSE <kadlec.plyn@iol.cz>
Reply-To: powerballhouse@live.com
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:19:26 GMT
Subject:
POWERBALL ONLINE LOTTERY
Ref No=3A PBLUK/67C-563MJ/K
Batch=3A 5694KI/WINFREE
POWER BALL MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNINGS PROGRAMS held on 10th=2C July 200=
8=2E your personal e-mail address=2Cattached to winning number 04-09-18-=
43-55 (02)=2C With serial number 756379=2Cconsequently won you =A3850=2C=
000=3A00 POUNDS in the 2nd lottery category=2CThis is from a total cash =
prize of Two million=2C Eight hundred and Fourty thousand Pounds Sterlin=
gs=2Cshared amongst the four (4) lucky winners in the category=2EAll par=
ticipants were selected through our Power Ball computer ballot system dr=
awn form 42=2C000=2CNames=2C6=2C000 names from each continent=2Cto claim=
your winning Price=2C you are to contact below the claims department by=
email for Processing and remittance of your Price money to you=2E
(WINNING VALIDATING OFFICER)
Contact Name =3A Sir Williams McCarthy
Tel =3A +447031933596
+447031933586
Email =3A powerballhouse=40live=2Ecom
Claims Requirements=3A
1=2EFull Name=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
2=2EAddress=3A=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
3=2ESex=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
4=2EAge=3A=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
5=2EOccupation=3A=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
6=2EPhone=3A=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
7=2EState/City=3A =2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
8=2ECountry/Nationality=3A=2E=2E=2E
9=2E Batch No=3A=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
10=2E Ref No =2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
11 =2EWinning No=3A=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
Sincerely=2C
Mrs=2E Judith Diane H=2E
Online Coordinator=2E
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