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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: <Stevenwills@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:49:50 +0000
Subject: Your e-mail id has just won $900,000,00
Date:17TH NOV, 2008 REF N0: ZFN/22512567303/06BATCH NO: 86056490902/204 WINNING NO:ASUK/33/36/45/12/06/LWRE: AWARD NOTIFICATIONATTENTION: WINNERThe Asia U.K National Lottery/International wishes to inform you of the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by the United Kingdom lotto International promotions held on 29th June, 2007. Your email account has been picked as a winner of ($900,000,00) [ Nine Hundred Thousand United State Dollars]
We happily announce to you the draw (#1046) of the Asia UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on the 1st July, 2006 in NEWCASTLE UNITED-KINGDOM. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers :( 06, 09, 11, 33, 36,49and bonus ball 29) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus.
To file for your claim, contact on our e-mail for more details.
Congratulations from the staff and thank you for being part of email account users for the promotion
Dr. Steven WillsEmail:WillsSteven@hotmail.com
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