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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: disbursement.chevronpetroluem2008@live.com
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:38:04 GMT
Subject: Your Email Was Selected...Congratulations!!
Your Email Was Selected=2E=2E=2ECongratulations!
Head Office
8=2CMacarthy Street=2C
P=2EM=2EB Box 166
Abuja=2CNigeria=2E
Tel=3A+23480-5593-9116
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of One =
Million=2CUnited States Dollars=2C (=241=2C000=2C000=2E00) for this year=
=
2008 Lottery promotion which is organized by CHEVRON =
OIL/PETROLEUM=2E
These are your identification numbers=3A
Batch number=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=
=2ECT 091026XN
Reff number=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=
=2ECT 095447XN
Winning number=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2EC=
T 097886XN
These numbers fall within your Location file=2C you are requested =
to contact the events manager/Claims Department=2C send your =
winning identification numbers to him=2Cto enable him verify your =
claims=2E
(CONTACT FINANCE DEPARTMENT)
Name=3ADr=2EAnthony Moore
Tel=3A+23480-5593-9116
Fax=3A+2348-0388-65054
E-mail=3A disbursement=2Echevronpromo=40rocketmail=2Ecom
Also provide listed informations=3A =
Names=3A =
Address=3A =
Sex=3A =
Marital Status=3A =
Age=3A =
Occupation=3A =
Phone no=3A =
Country=3A =
Sincerely yours=2C =
Spindler Linse=2E
=A9 Lottery Coordinator
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