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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: "" <el.premyslovny@iol.cz>
Reply-To: agentsamgalagher1@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:28:45 GMT
Subject: YOUR WINNING NUMBER IS 37096218
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS=2C =
BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY=2C =
MORTIMER HOUSE =2CMORTIMER STREET=2C =
LONDON=2C W1T3JG UNITED KINGDOM
Congratulations=2Cyou have just won yourself =A3750=2C000=2E00 in the sa=
tellite software email lottery conducted by BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY PRO=
MOTION in which your e-mail address was randomly selected by software po=
wered by the Internet=2EYour email address was amongst those chosen this=
quarter and you are to contact our agent for direction on how to claim =
your winnings
delivery of your certificate=2Ccheque of =A3750=2C000=2E00=2CA Dell Insp=
iron 6400 Laptop=2C A British Lottery Branded T-shirt and A British Lott=
ery Branded Baseball cap=2E When contacting them you are to include this=
order Number 37096218 as your secret number of your parcel=2E =
1=2E Full Names=3A 2=2E Address=3A 3=2E Age=3A 4=2E Sex=3A 5=2E MaritalS=
tatus=3A 6=2E
Occupation=3A7=2E Phone numbers=3A 8=2E Fax number=3A 9=2E Country
Agent SAM GALAGHER
EMAIL=3Aagentsamgalagher1=40gmail=2Ecom =
***Yours Truly=2C*****
Mr=2E Kelvin Watson=2E =
co-ordinator(Online Promo Pro gramme)
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