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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: mastermegamillionlottery_7@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 01 Jan 1997 02:45:13 -0800
Subject: INTERNET LUCKY DRAW WINNING NOTIFICATION,...
MASTER MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY
You Have Just Won US$ 2,000,000,00 (TWO MILLION, UNITED STATES DOLLAR)
Please Call Mr. Paul Morgan Now
Phone Number
+27 73 440 8505
SPECIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION
.. BE NOTIFIED THAT ON FRIDAY THE 12TH OF AUGUST 2005
YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS SELECTED ON THE COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL BALLOT SYSTEM DRAW, AS ONE OF THE WINNING EMAIL
ADDRESS ON THE INTERNET COMPUTER LOTTERY DRAW.
THE PROGRAM WAS HELD BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN LEADING LOTTERY ORGANIZATION,
KNOWN AS...
..MASTER MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY
THERE WAS A COMPUTER BALLOT WHICH QUALIFIED YOU AS ONE OF THE WINNER OF
THE SUM OF US$ 2,000,000,00 (TWO MILLION, UNITED STATES DOLLAR)
FOR MORE ENQUIRIES AND INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
(MR. JAMES CAMERON)
THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION
INFORMATION DEPARTMENT ON EMAIL ADDRESS:
(jc_info7_mastermegamillion@yahoo.com)
PLEASE NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF THE INTERNET LOTTERY SCAMS, WE COULD NOT
EXPOSE YOUR WINNING DETAILS, SO THAT THE SCAMMERS COULD NOT BE ABLE TO
GET YOUR WINNING INFORMATION.
FOR YOUR URGENT CLAIM...
Call Mr. Paul Morgan
Proccessing Director
Eagle Treasure SA
Phone Number +27 73 440 8505
YOU SHOULD ALSO CONTACT...
..OUR INFORMATION DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY,SO THAT THEY WILL FURNISH YOU WITH YOUR WINNING NUMBERS, LUCKY DRAW
NUMBERS, INSURANCE NUMBERS, REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS, WHICH YOU WILL
USE TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE.
YOU HAVE TO BE AWARE THAT YOUR CLAIM AGENT IS
Mr. Paul Morgan
EAGLE TREASURE SA
Phone: +27 73 440 8505
..WE WILL ALSO FURNISH YOU WITH THE FULL DETAILS OF YOUR CLAIM AGENT,
EAGLE TREASURE SA, AS SOON AS YOU RESPOND BY CONTACTING OUR INFORMATION
DEPARTMENT OR
CALLING MR. PAUL MORGAN
+27 73 440 8505
THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT TO YOU BY:
THE CHAIRMAN, LOTTERY ORGANIZER,
MR. JABULANI THABO
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTION,
MASTER MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY.
6115 LILIAN ROAD, FORDSBURG, 2092
P O BOX 906171
MARSHALL TOWN 2107
Johannesburg, South Africa.
MASTER MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY
BRIEF WINNING INFORMATION:
There was a computer ballot that was organized by the MASTER MEGA-MILLION
LOTTERY here in South Africa.
It was not an individual lotto playing, but the computer itself picked out
from all over the world. 1,000,000 email addresses was selected and
picked from the Internet, so those email addresses of Participants that
was selected and picked from the internet were again selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from among the 1,000,000 email addresses of
individuals and companies from all part of the world, this is called the
computer ballot.
And 7 email addresses was finally picked out from among the total 1,000,000
email addresses, and out of those 7 email addresses, your email address
won on the ballot.
You have to note that this program is being sponsured by the FIFA SUPPORT
AFRICAN TEAM, to creat awareness for the coming 2010 world Cup, which is
to be host by South Africa.
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