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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27724670884 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • bill_wilson2005@yahoo.ie

Fraud email example:

From: "private mails" <private404mails@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 09:37:27 +0000
Subject: CONGRATUATIONS AND WINNING NOTIFICATION

Euro-Afro-American- Lottery Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex United Kingdom

No : 125 St Michael’s street Plot 2A Harrison Drive
Ontario Or 235 Kings Street West Toronto , Ontario Canada

Customer Service: 680 NCA 85914 Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/04 Batch No Lotto 6/49
Draw Coupon : Match 6+B
WINNING NOTIFICATION Sir NOTE THAT THIS LOTTERY IS SPONSORED BY THE CANADIAN
GOVERNMENT
We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the Wednesday Wed Aug. 31 2005 in
Essex United Kingdom. and Canada Your email address attached to ticket
number: B9564 75604545 100 with! Serial number 46560 drew the winning
numbers 1/18/30/33/36/47/ with a bonus # 23 for with LOTTO 6/49 under the
choice of the lottery in
the 2nd category of daily three . You have thereforebeen approved to claim a
total sum of US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States
Dollars) in cash credited to file
EAAL/9080118308/04.This is from a total cash prize of US $1100,000,00
Million dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred and thirty (130) lucky
winners in this category world-wide. Please note that your lucky winning
number falls within our Afro booklet representative office in Africa as
indicated

in your play coupon. In view of this, your US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and
Twenty Thousand United States Dollars)would be released to you by an
accredited commercial Bank in South Africa.
Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him. All participants were
selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system and
extracted from over 10,000,00 co! companies and personal e-mails. This
promotion takes place annually.For security reasons,
you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your
claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you
deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
unscrupulous elements. Please be warned. To file for your claim, please
contact our corresponding agent in South Africa immediately you read this
message for quick and urgent release of your fund, contact nformation is as
follow: -



Name .Dr BILL WILSON



Email: bill_wilson2005@yahoo.ie



Tel/ +27-72 467 0884



please try to contact the office immaditely you receive this message.To
avoid unnecessary delays
and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any
correspondences with our designated agents. Congratulations once more from
all members and staff of this program that has successfully won this
competition. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery
program.
Yours Sincerely,



Mrs. Gladys Owen



United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator



Mrs Kenny Martin Asst Sec



Mr.Grey Johnson



Canadian/American Zonal Secretary General.
Switzerland Zonal Co-coordinator For African Winners



Dr Bill Wilson



African/European Head Office Baumgartenstrasse 15 Postfach 686 Geneva \
CH-8201 Schaffhausen
Thanks for your Co-operation in anticipation .


http://www.canada.com/lotteries/
Batch No Lotto 6/49 .

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