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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 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.
  • lottoclaims_office2010@yahoo.co.uk
  • lottoclaimsoffice2005@pnetmail.co.za

Fraud email example:

From: "Louis Peterson" <louispeterson0001@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 12:05:10 +0000
Subject: CONGRATS

From: LOUIS PETERSON

Lotto Manager

South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award

31, Broxton Court Carlton

East Gate

Batch No. (13/26/DC36.)



CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING:



We happily announce to you the draw of South African 2010 World cup Bid
lottery Award International programs held in Zurich, Switzerland. Your
E-mail address attached to ticket number: 97560 Reference Number :( B9665
75604546 199) drew the winning numbers: (60/84/27/17/36), which subsequently
on you the lottery award in the 2nd category.

Your name have therefore been approved to claim a Total sum of
US$(2,000.000) (Two million United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
(KPC/9030108308/03).This is from a total cash prize of US $(200,000,000.00)
Million dollars, shared among the first 200 Hundred lucky winners in this
category world-wide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our lottery booklet
representative office in South Africa as indicate in the play coupon.

In view of this, your US ($2,000.000) (Two Million United States Dollars)
would be released to you by our bank Manager immediately he commences the
process.

To facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. Also
your claim included with free flight Ticket and one month hotel reservation
in one of the five star hotel.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies and
individual emails address. The lottery program took place to promote South
Africa 2010 world cup award.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims are 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.

To file for your claim, please contact our clearance

Payment officer immediately, his contact information is

Name: Mr. Mike Lucas

Direct Line: (27-83-871-4486)

E-mail: lottoclaims_office2010@yahoo.co.uk or

lottoclaimsoffice2005@pnetmail.co.za



Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 30 November
2005. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference batch numbers in all correspondences with us or our designated
agent.



Congratulations once more from all members and staffs

President Nelson Mandela (chairman.)

Molefi OLIPHANT (President)

Chief Operations Officer

Albert MOKOENA

Chief Executive Officer

Danny JORDAAN.

N.B/Call our clearance payment officer for your claim, do

not miss this opportunity.

Thank you for your co-operation

LOUIS PETERSON

(Zonal Co-coordinator.)


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