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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: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:41:21 -0500 (EST)
Subject: YOU HAVE WON X150,000,00 GBP
MICROSOFT EMAIL PROMO:OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION
The MICROSOFT EMAIL PROMO TEAM is glad to announce that after a
successful completion of the PROMO DRAWS OF OCTOBER, 2008,
your e-mail address,attached to winning numbers:
(55) (73) (14) (41) (36) (29) won in the Tenth lottery category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£150,000,00(One Hundred and Fifty Thousand British Pounds
Sterling) in cash credited to file REF NO:MSW-L/008-28793,BATCH
NO:2008MJL-05, this is from a total prize money of £3,750,000
(Three Million,Seven hundred and Fifty Thousand British Pounds
Sterling),shared among the Twenty five (25) international
winners in this category.
All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer
ballot system drawn form 167,000 Names,as part of our
International \\\"E-MAIL\"\\ Promotion Program for our prominent MS-
WORD users all over the world and for the continuous use of the
internet. You are adviced to contact the claims processor with
the details below via his e-mail address :
Name: Amos Carriton
E-mail: amoscarriton59@hotmail.co.uk
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE TO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO
CLAIM YOUR WINNINGS:
1.Full Name....................................
2.Address:......................................
3.Phone:...............Fax:...................
4.Country:......................................
5.Sex/Gender................Age............
In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications,please
remember to quote your reference and winning ticket number in
all correspondence with your claims officer.Your secret pin
code is ML0757985.Be warned that cases of double claims and
unwarranted abuse of this program will be legally pursued.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MRS. KAREN FERGUSON.
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