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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: Chris Leach <chris_leach@live.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:20:20 -0400
Subject: Congratulation and Notification
Congratulation and Notification
UK-Asia International Lottery Organization
Bangkok Branch Office
Address: 3 Rajdamnern Avenue
Bangkok 10200 Thailand.
Congratulations from our members of staff. We are UK ASIA LOTTERY AGENCY,You don't have to purchase a ticket to enter this free lottery, your email is indicating you as a winner of the lottery programs held by the UK-Asia Free Lottery Organization on the 1st of September 2008 and your Email address
has won you US$4.6M.
Your email addresses was entered for the online draw on this Free Ticket Number:APP236566301307 and won on this Lucky Number: MX014926583. All winners cheque are certified cashiers and are cashable in any bank of any country.For your won prize certified cashiers cheque redemptioncontact the Courier Company in charge of all winners cheque delivery on the below information:
Contact Name: Mr.Jonathan Hou
Email: jonathan.houmr3@yahoo.com.hk
You are to send the completed verification form below to the co-ordinator whose email address is given above so that you will be advised on what to do to get your prize money. Congratulations once more!!
1. FULL NAME:
2. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
3. PRESENT ADDRESS:
4. DATE OF BIRTH:
5. OCCUPATION:
6. TELEPHONE NUMBER:
6. FAX NUMBER:
7. MARITAL STATUS:
8. WINNING NUMBERS:
9. SCAN COPY ID CARD: Good luck.
Winning Notification Department,
UK-Asia International Lottery Organization
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