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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: department_of_finance@live.com
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 23:59:24 -0300
Subject: Congratulations!!!
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010 Liverpool, L70
1NL UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68 Batch: 074/05/ZY369
Attn:Winner,
We happily announce to you the Draw of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
You have been approved to claim total sum of £250.000 (Two Hundred and
fifty Thousand Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file.
Your Winning Number is 20 21 23 24 27 28 (33).
Our Finance Department will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact our Finance
Department.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to
you in what ever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM OF BENEFICIARY
NAME..................
ADDRESS...............
COUNTRY...............
OCUPATION:............
ZIP CODE..............
MARITAL STATUS........
PHONE CONTACTS........
EMAIL ADDRESS.........
AMOUNT WON____________
Barr Robin Steward
Email:department_of_finance@live.com
Phone Contact:+447 045 755 108
Yours faithfully,
Mr Revista Caatinga
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International
Program.
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