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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: "VW Motors."<vwmotors@oplin.org>
Reply-To: <pat1m@cooltoad.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 06:22:32 +0800
Subject: Goodnews!
Volkswagen MOTORS WORLDWIDE LTD.
Internet User Encouragement Promotions
VW Motors
P.O. Box 999
Manchester
MR2 8GD
We are officially announcing to you the result of VW Motors Email Lottery
Promotion held on the 24th September 2009 as part of our programs to Launch our
multi million dollar office that was commissioned on 18th of September 2009 in
Manchester United Kingdom. Your email was attached to ticket number VJETTA-UK-
VP990003-M4GA with draw number P93VWJ which consequently won you in the 2nd
category prize, your email address was extracted from our electronic email
extraction system which randomly selected Fifthteen (15) Lucky Winners of which
your email address was among one of the lucky winner. You have therefore been
approved for a payout of a total sum 850,000 GBP (EIGHT HUNDRED & FIFTY
THOUSAND POUNDS).
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We also advise 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. Th
e selection process was carried
our through our computerized Email Selection System (ESS) which selects email
from a database of over 600,000 email address was drawn from all over the
continents of the World. This promotions being the first of its kind will now
take place annually and we hope you will also take part in our next year One
Million Pounds Pound Sterling International Lottery Game. To file your claim,
you are to contact our Customer Service Unit authorized to conduct the
necessary Verification to enable you receive your Cash Prize.(You will receive
more email upon acknowledgement of this email).
Customer Service Unit
CONTRACTED AGENCY: EDDIE GOODMAN & ASSOCIATES
CONTACT PERSON
Mr. Eddie Goodman.
+44 703 190 6815
Email: pat1m@cooltoad.com
20 Queens land Road, London
SW2 3JB ENGLAND. U.K
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You are to call your claims agent assigned for your claims, or send an email to
them, you are to provide to your agents the below under listed information as
soon as possible:
1. NAME IN FULL:
2. ADDRESS (IN FULL):
3. NATIONALITY:
4. AGE:
5. SEX
6. OCCUPATION (POSITION HELD):
7. HOME PHONE & MOBILE NUMBER:
This program is promoted and sponsored by Microsoft,Emirates Airline and the
Shell Group and we intend to use this medium 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. All winning must be claimed not later than one
Week of Acknowledgment. After this date all unclaimed funds will be returned to
VW Motors Treasury as Unclaimed.
Yours in service,
Patricia Angello.
(Programs & Events).
Material Copyright © 2009 The VW Co. Ltd.
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