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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:26:34 -0800
Subject: Yahoo! Mail Congratulates You!
Yahoo! Mail gives members random cash prizes. Today, your account is randomly selected as the one of 5 top winners accounts who will get cash prizes from us. We are happy to inform you that you have won prize money of Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds Sterling for the month of November 2008 in the Yahoo Mail! Promotion.
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base. Further more your details (e-mail address) falls within our British representative office in United Kingdom, as indicated in your play digits and your prize of five hundred thousand British Pounds will be released to you from this regional branch office in UK.
We hope with your claim collection fees, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE
These are your identification numbers:
Batch number.......................Lwh 09445
Lotto number........................Lwh09446
Winning number...................Lwh09447
To begin your claims, kindly contact our claims agent at this email address:
claimpaymentofficebox@googlemail.com
His name is Mr. Edgar Walters
George Bala(Secretary)
You are required to forward him the following details:
1.FULL NAME
2.COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
3.PRESENT ADDRESS
4.SEX
5.DATE OF BIRTH
6.AGE
7.OCCUPATION
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER
9.FAX NUMBER(IF ANY)
10.MARITAL STATUS
11.WINNING NUMBER,BATCH NUMBER AND LOTTO NUMBER.
12 THE MONTH YOU WON
As soon as you contact him, he will advise you on what to do and how much it will cost you to get your prize money via transfer or official presentation.
Congratulations once more!!
Yours Sincerely
Dr. Lance Hoppes
PROMO CO-ORDINATOR.
Yahoo! Lottery is a service that does not require you to register or be a Yahoo! Registered, user before winning. (Payment for transfer of won fund is the sole responsibility of winners as Yahoo! exempts itself from any cost that may arise)
Note: Do not reply this mail: Contact your claims agent for processing of payment as indicated in your winning notification. Thank You
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