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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: "POWERBALL LOTTERY" <no-reply@powerball.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:52:36 -0700
Subject: NOTICE OF CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING
POWERBALL LOTTO. UK(comfrimation letter of your winnings)
POWERBALL-WHEEL E-GAME 2008. Tuesday, September 23
POWERBALL LOTTO. UK.
POWERBALL-WHEEL
E-GAME 2008
NOTICE OF CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING.
This email confirms that you have been notified by the
POWERBALL INTER LOTTO
GAMES UK.
The England Lottery Winning for 2008 Power ball E-game held
on 31st May 2008.
We wish to congratulate you on the selection of your email
coupon Number which
was selected among the 45 lucky consolation prizes
Winners.Your email ID identified
with Coupon No PBL2348974321 and was selected by Electronic
Random Selection
System (ERSS) with entries from the 50,000 different email
addresses enrolled for the
Lotto-Wheel E-game.Your email ID included among the 50,000
different email addresses
where submitted by our partner international email provider
companies.
Prize Ref No: PBL/CN/6654/CP
LotteryGroup: Consolation Prize Group
Prize Amount: £1,000,000.00 (One Million Pounds
Sterlings)Only.
you are required to contact the Lottery Claims Processing
Officer
and send to us this following information below.
Lottery Claims Officer:
Name: Mr. William Park
Email: powerballwheelgame@live.com
Tel: +447035928857
CLAIMS PROCESSING INFORMATIONS.
1. FULLNAME:........................................
2. CONTACT ADDRESS:.......................................
3. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:.......................
4. MARITAL STATUS:.....................
5. NATIONALITY..............
6. SEX...........
7. DATE OF BIRTH:.................
8. TEL: .........................
9. OCCUPATION:..........................
10.CURRENT EMAIL:............................
11.Annual income.................................
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