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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: <agentrosemary_austra@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 14:16:28 +0000
Subject: Dear Lucky winner of $1000,000.00, contact our Director of Finance
immediately
Dear Lucky winner of $1000,000.00, contact our Director of Finance immediately
Attn: Winner, We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer balloting held 31th October 2008.This is a Millennium Scientific Computer Game in which email addresseswere used.
All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada,Australia,United States, Asia,Europe, Middle East,Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotion program which is conducted annually. Your details e-mail address fall within our European representative office in Amsterdam, Holland as indicated in your play coupon and your prize will be released to you via our regional office in Nigeria West Africa. This is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users;therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it. You have been approved for the star prize of US$1,000.000.00 (One Million United State Dollars Only). To file for your claim, please contact our Director of Financein below. Name: Mrs Rosemary KingEmail:agenrosemary@gmail.comTel:+2348039272673 Ref: 435062725Batch: 7050470902/189Winning no: GB8101/LPRC Please quote your reference, batch and winning number whichcan be found above. The Validity period of the winnings is for 20 working days hence you are expected to make your claims immediately; Once again congratulations!!! Best Regards,Mr Martins Peters.Coordinator,Australian Lottery Inc.
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