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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: "" <zs.liberec.barvirska@iol.cz>
Reply-To: lotteryclaimsprograms@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:41:05 GMT
Subject: Attn:Sir/Madam...
FROM=3ATHE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
REF=3A UK/4910X1/07
BATCH=3A 12/25/0304
Attn=3ASir/Madam
This E mail is to inform you that you emerged a winner of =A31=2E500=2C0=
00=2E00 on our online draws which was played on the 1st of October 2008=2E=
For further Information about your Winnings=2Ccontact our Lottery Fiduci=
ary Agent with the following contact=3A
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Name=3AMr=2EChris Brown
Phone Number=3A +447031929967
E-mail Address=3A lotteryclaimsprograms=40yahoo=2Eco=2Euk =
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Yours faithfully=2C
MRS ROSE WOODS
Online Coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
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