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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.
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Fraud email example:
From: "EURO MILLIONS BONANZA" <euromillionsbonanza2005n@msn.com>
Reply-To: promotionsmanager@fsmail.net
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 23:41:28 +0000
Subject: EURO MILLIONS END OF THE YEAR XMAS BONANZA!!!
--EURO MILLIONS END OF THE YEAR BONANZA,
175 WOODHILL ROAD,BULKYARD,LONDON,
UNITED KINGDOM
FROM: THE DESK OF THE CYBER ANALYST,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF: OYL /26510460037/02
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD
Dear Winner,
Your ticket number:023-0148-790-459 with Serial number 5368/05 drew the lucky number: 29
Congratulations, you have just won yourself $850,000 in the satellite software email lottery conducted by EURO MILLIONS in which e-mail addresses are picked randomly by software powered by the Internet.You email address was amongst those chosen this quarter and you are to contact our Financial Controller for Clearance. Here are the contact info:
Financial controller:
Mr JEFFREY BRITNEY
Email:jeffreybritney_promotionmanager@fsmail.net
FAX:+44870 478 9265
You are to forward the following details to enable us clear your file for immediate payment:
1.Full Names:
2.Address:
3.Age:
4.Sex:
5.Marital Status:
6.Occupation:
7.Phone and fax numbers :
8.country:
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