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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: "cook linda" <cook002linda@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: lindacook2@uk2.net
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 11:53:13 -0500
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Dear Winner,
WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION
We are officially informing you of the result of the Lottery Winners
International programs
held on the 29th of October 2005 as part of our promotional programs for
the year 2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number
77007742781005-18721 with reference number
414-3721060 drew winning numbers 7-00-71-00-66-49 and credited to batch
number 121cfc, which consequently won in the 3rd category via our
electronic ticket as stated above. You have
therefore been approved for a pay out of ?1,800,000.00 (One Million Eight
Hundred Thousand Pounds).
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We also advice that you keep your winning information very confidential as
our security policy
demands to avoid double claims/impersonation and unwarranted abuse of this
program by some
individuals. All participants were selected through a random computer
ballot system drawn from
over 800,000 company and 1,000,000 individual email addresses and names
from all over the
world. This promotional program takes place annually and we hope with part
of your winning you will take part in our next year ?20 Million Pounds
International Lottery. To file for your claim, you will be contacting our
accounts department authorized to verify and process your claims for your
total payment (You will receive more information upon your acknowledgment
of this email).
This lottery is promoted and sponsored by software corporations and other
private
organizations to help individuals generate fortunes which would encourage
them to expand
their business frontiers thereby creating more opportunities and assisting
with humanitarian
concerns within their immediate environment. Please Note that winnings
must be claimed not
later than 25th of November 2005. After this date all unclaimed funds will
be included in our
subsequent program coming up later in 2005. In order to avoid
complications always quote your
reference number in all correspondence.
NAME:..........................................................
AGE:...........................................................
SEX:...........................................................
ADDRESS:.......................................................
EMAIL:.........................................................
PHONE
No.:...........................................................
OCCUPATION:....................................................
COMPANY:.......................................................
COUNTRY:.......................................................
Please you are adviced to complete the form and send back to us for prompt
collection. You are
automatically disqualified if you are below 18 years of age.
Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification.
This E-mail message (including attachments, if any)is intended for the use
of the individual
or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Information that is
privileged, proprietary,confidential and exempted from disclosure. If you
are not the intended
recipient, you are notified that any dissemination,distribution or copying
of this
communication is strictly prohibited.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs linda cook
Programs & Events coordinator
(Highwood Group)
REPLY TO,
lindacook2@uk2.net
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