The Lottery Fraud. How could you win - you never bought a ticket!
(As they say in Russia: "You get free cheese only in a rat's trap".)
Be warned, they promise millions but you could lose everything.
( What - you used one of those +44 70** numbers thinking you were calling London? Check your bill to see which country your call was forwarded to and please let us know. )
These pages carry a sizeable list of the names and titles attached to some of the criminally motivated junk mail you may have received. The criminals invent new identities every day but many of them use the techniques described here. Well done, you were right to be suspicious!
This page: The lottery fraud, see also Internet fraud update , The money laundering fraud, Fraudsters haunting dating/matchmaking websites, The fake job offer fraud , The fake loan offer fraud and the bank accounts and the Western Union addresses they use.