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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)
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2008 19:43:48 -0500
Subject: You Have Won ( Contact Email: mircosftonlineaward@yahoo.co.uk )
From: Microsoft Email Award Promo,
UK Roger Needham Building
7 JJ Thomson Ave
Cambridge CB3 0FB UNITED KINGDOM.
Attention Sir/Madam,
Your email has won you the sum of GBP5,500,000.00 POUNDS,
in cash which has been Credited to file REF NO:MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100
The Draw was held very recently of the Category D.You are to contact the claim agent with the information below.
Contact Person: Mr Green Parker.
Contact E-mail: msln14@hotmail.com
: mircosftonlineaward@yahoo.co.uk
1.) FULL NAME 2.) FULL ADDRESS 3).NATIONALITY 4) D.o.B
5) OCCUPATION 6) WINNING EMAIL 7) TEL NUMBER
8) DATE OF WINNING NOTIFICATION 9) SEX 10) MARITAL STATUE
Sincerely,
Mr.McDonard Ray.
Promotion Director.
N.B: All claims must be completed within 7 working days of first
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