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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: award_info2008@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:18:48 GMT
Subject: ONLINE WINNING DETAILS
ONLINE WINNING NOTIFICATION
The Netherlands National Lottery wishes to congratulate you on your succ=
ess as one of our Ten(10) Star Prize Winner of the online=2E=A0
International Awareness Promotion (IAP) held 14th October2008 in Netherl=
ands=2E=A0
This makes you the proud owner of a prize of (=242=2C500=2C000=2E00 Doll=
ars) To begin processing of your prize=2E=A0
Contact claims officer via below informations=3A=A0
******************************=A0
MR=2E Roland Roethof(Lottery Director)
Phone=3A +31 619 036 104
Fax=3A +31 847 131 027
Email=3Aiap2008claims=40rocketmail=2Ecom
******************************=A0
Contact him=2C with your winning informatiom=2C=A0
REF Number=3A TKP/231-PLGI/0541/08=A0
BATCH No=3A IEU/15/096/QYNL=A0
TICKET No=3A20511456462-7655=A0
SERIAL No=3A472-9758-77=A0
LUCKY No=3A8-66-97-22-NL-208=A0
Also provide listed informations=3A=A0
Names=3A=A0
Address=3A=A0
Sex=3A=A0
Marital Status=3A=A0
Age=3A=A0
Occupation=3A=A0
Phone no=3A=A0
Country=3A=A0
Sincerely yours=2C=A0
Lottery Coordinator
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