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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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Fraud email example:
From: "Collins mike" <collinsmike@collinsmike.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 13:27:15 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION'S FOR BEING A LUCKY WI
ttention: Sir/Ma,
I am MR.COLLINS MIKE the fiduciary agent assigned to your case. I
wish to Congratulate you on your victory, you are a lucky person to
have won this lottery. Your email address was amongst those chosen
this quarter from our new java-based software that randomly selects
email addressesfrom the web from which winners are selected. You are
required to forward
the following details to help facilitate the processing of your
claims and certificate which will facilitate the release of your
winnings. Your winning price is to the tune of Two Million Euros, So
you are advise to send your following informations, to enable us
process your payment.
1. Full names.
2. Phone number.
3. Fax number.
4. Occupation.
5. Sex.
6. Age.
7. Nationality.
You are advised to forward this information as soon as possible to
enable us attend to your winnings. Our firm has been contracted to
handle payments on your behalf, once we confirm your information,
your payments would be processed .
Everything was done in such a way that our payments mode would meet
the standards set by the Lottery boards.After you have sent down
these information, a certificate will be prepared for you. This is
to be your proof of winning from this office to the payment center
before they release your funds.
Be advised that your winnings would be paid to you in Four(4)
installments of 500,000.00 Euros {Five Hundred Thousand Euros}. This
is done because of the amount won by you. This money would be paid
to you on instalmental basis via the Correspondent Bank of the
Lottery promoters. You are advised to keep your winning price secret
to avoid unscrupulous elements from taking advantage of the
situation.
Please note that due to past experiences, which resulted to counter
claims, This year's winners are advised to treat this transaction
with topmost confidentiality, until they have successfully received
their funds in their bank account. you are restricted from
discussing your winning with any second party, not even your
Husband, Wife or Children.
This was because we experienced a lot of counter claims in the
previous years Lottery programme, a situation whereby two or more
people claims to be one person, using almost thesame email
identification, thereby creating confusions. This was as a result of
the winners innability to treat their transaction with
confidentiality. In this year's programmes, punisheable measure
which attract a penalty of squalifications, has been in placed. So
in the best of your interest, you are advise to treat yours with top
most confidentiality.
Once again, congratulations.Sincerely,
MR. COLLINS MIKE.
COLLINS MIKE & ASSOCIATES
50 Broadway
Westminster
London SW1H OBL
United Kingdom
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