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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: UK LOTTERY BOARD <boarduklotto@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: lin.ping0608@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 10:55:16 -0800 (PST)
Subject: YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS WON YOU $4.6M
I have a new email address!You can now email me at: boarduklotto@yahoo.ca
- UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION TICKET FREE/ONLINE E-MAIL ADDRESS WINNINGS: If you are the correct owner of this email address then be glad this day as the result of the UK lotto online e-mail address draws of 29th December 2008 held this time in BEIJING - CHINA has just been released and we are glad to announce to you that your email address won you the sweepstakes in the first category and you are entitled to claim the sum of US$4.6Million. Your email address was entered for the special end of year Bonanza online draw on this Ticket Number: APP236566301307 and won on this Lucky Number: MX014926583. You are to contact Mr. Lin Ping who is our Claims processing officer on the below email address for instructions on how to receive your winnings fund. Note that Mr. Lin Ping might fail to recognize you as the true winner and receiver of the US$4,600,000 if you fail to include the following in your contact mail to him:Names:.....Occupation:.....Job Title......Address:....Telephone Number:.....Country of origin ..of residence/work......Please do not reply to the sender,instead send your reply to:Mr.Lin Ping email:lin.ping0608@gmail.com. CONGRATULATIONS.Mrs Jessica Ashdort. Phone:+44 8447745552 .Promotion Manager Online Winning Notification Department, UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION.
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