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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "" <zdenek.stupka@iol.cz>
Reply-To: powerballonline101@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:27:14 GMT
Subject: TICKET NUMBER:74454774
THE POWERBALL LOTTERY FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT / 2008 =
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the POWERBALL LOTTERY=2C w=
hich was held on 13th September=2E=2E2008 and results released 15st Sept=
enber=2E=2E2008=2E Your e-mail address attached to TICKET NUMBER=3A00988=
76=2Cwith SERIAL NUMBER=3APBL099876=2CDRAW LUCKY NUMBERS=3A 9-21-17-39-2=
3-13(20) that drew a prize of =A3500=2C000 GBP (Five Hundred Thousand Gr=
eat Britain Pounds) in the prestigious Powerball Group Sweepstakes Award=
2008=2C To file for your claimS kindly Contact your fiduciary agent wit=
h the email address below=3A You are to submit to the claims agent your=3A=
=
FULL NAME =
ADDRESS =
TEL =
SEX =
AGE =
MARITAL STATUS =
OCCUPATION =
COUNTRY =
YOUR SECURITY FILE REFERENCE NUMBER IS UK/9420X2/68=2E(keep personal)=2E=
Remember=2C your winning must be claimed not later than(ONE MONTH OFNOTI=
FICATION)=2E =
Mr=2E Philip Hanks =
Powerball Award Team=2E =
Email=3A powerballonline=40gmail=2Ecom
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