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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • laimscentre@excite.com
  • ukclaimscentre@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Customer Service" <luckywinnervodafonepromo@sympatico.ca>
Reply-To: claimscentre@excite.com
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2006 03:05:14 +0000
Subject: LUCKY WINNER VODAFONE ONLINE PROMO

                                                                           

VODAFONE ONLINE PROMO INTERNATIONAL
In Conjunction with The National Organizing
Committe of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
FIFA Fussball-Weltmeisterschaft 2006
organisationskomitee Deutschland
koniginstrabe 23,80539 Munchen.

                    

From: The Desk Of the Promotions Manager,
VODAFONE ONLINE PROMO INTERNATIONAL: Prize Awards Department
Reference:FL/668530092 Batch:45301/14/FIFA06/FL.

We gladly wish to inform you of the draws of the VODAFONE ONLINE PROMO INTERNATIONAL in conjunction with the National Organizing Committee of the 2006 FIFA World Cup held on the 15TH of November 2005 in MunichGermany.You along with 187 others were selected winners under draws 6+J in our monthly program which will feature as run up to the games next year when you will be due for the final Grand draw. However your e-mail address attached to ticket number 508-7895-4456-224 with serial numbers 5223-54 drew the lucky numbers 16-43-85-33-15-73 and consequently won the lottery in the 2nd
category.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Be informed that all participants in this Vodafone promotion program have been selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 500,000 companies and 50,000,000 individual e-mail addresses.
This Vodafone promotion is Organized by the host country in collaboration with FIFA. Funds for the draws have been contributed by the major sponsors of the games which includes: Adiddas, Hyundai, FujiFilm, MasterCard, Gillette, Cocacola, Emirates Air,Continental, Toshiba, Mcdonalds and a host of others.
Due to the computer mix up of some numbers and email contacts, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.

Also find all other relevant Vodafone promotion Information below:
Ref No:  FL/668530092
Batch No: 45301/14/FIFA06/FL
Zonal Draw No:? IMSA2-040Grand Draw No: 14219

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay  of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds (2.500.000.00 GBP) in cash credited to file No:LP/26510460037/02. For all our international winners the value of the amount comes to ($4,329,787.78 USD) Four million,Three hundred and twenty
thousand,seven hundred and eighty seven united states dollars seventy eight cents.

For due Processing and remittance of your prize money,remember that you must contact your claim Agent on or before 30th of March 2006.After this date,all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent Mrs. Sandra Lopez
EMAIL: Claimscentre@excite.com
EMAIL:ukclaimscentre@yahoo.co.uk

You are required to forward the following details to help facilitate theprocessing of your claims and certificate which will facilitate the release of your winnings.

1. Full Names________________________
2. Residential Address________________________
3. Phone Number:________________________
4. Fax Number_____________________________

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to Quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences.Furthermore, should there be any change of your
address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our Promotions program.

Sincerely,

Mr. Alton Williams
                     
N.B:YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW SIXTEEN
YEARS(16) OF AGE.

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