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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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Fraud email example:
From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: clement_hugo11@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:13:32 -0700
Subject: =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?CONGRATULATIONS!_YOU_WIN!!YOUR_EMAIL_WO?= =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?N_YOU_=A31000_000_GREAT_BRITISH_POUNDS!!!?=
FROM: THE DESK OF THE MICROSOFT PROMOTIONS MANAGER INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
MOTTO: FIGHTING POVERTY AROUND THE WORLD
90 Long Acre, Covent Garden
LONDON, WC2E 9RZ United Kingdom.
REF.:PEC/9030108308/07. Batch: 15/76/EF36.
Serial No: SALP97585. FILE No: B665 75608567.
Security code ZA/183/RR
ELECTRONIC EMAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER :
UNITED KINGDOM/SOUTH AFRICA
ATTN: WINNER,
Microsoft co-operation management worldwide is pleased to inform you that
you are a winner of our annual MICROSOFT USER AWARD-Lottery conducted in
UNITED KINGDOM. Your personal e-mail address or company email was attached
to Serial No: SALP97585. Consequently winning in the first lottery category.
You have therefore been APPROVED for a total sum of £1000000.00 One Million
United Kingdom Pounds) Credited to FILE No: B665 75608567. With
REF.:PEC/9030108308/07. This is from total prize money of £60,000,000,
shared among the Sixty (60) lucky worldwide winners in first category.
All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot system,
drawn from Canada, Asia, Australia, United States, Europe, Middle East,
South Africa and Oceania .As part of international "MICROSOFT USER"
promotions program, this is conducted annually.
CONTACT CLAIM OFFICE
Mr. Clement Hugo
PROMOTION MANAGER.
24hrs hot-line : Tel: +44-7031892690: Fax: +44-8704956776
Email: *clement_*hugo11@hotmail.com <clement_hugo11@hotmail.com>
*clement_*hugo11@yahoo.com <clement_hugo11@yahoo.com>
Remember, all prize money must be claimed within 90 days of this
notification. All funds not claimed on or before the fixed date will be
returned as unclaimed and donated to charity organizations. Congratulations,
once more from the entire management and staff of Microsoft co-operation to
all our lucky winners this year. Thank you for being part of this
promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
MRS. BROWN CATHY
(SECRETARY)
Please call your claim agent if your mail was not responded to within 24
hours:
SEND A COPY OF YOUR CONTACT INFORMATIONS TO BOTH EMAILS PROVIDED ABOVE.
1, Full Names:
2, Date of birth:
3, Present Contact Address:
4, Country Of Residence:
5, Tel/Fax:
6, Your Winning serial and ref. no.:
7, Winning Email address:
8, Occupation
9, Sex:
10 Total amount won: £1000000.00
11, Mode Of Payment Bank Transfer {T/T}
For Security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
CONFIDENTIAL
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