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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.
  • +447024062145 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • marcel_martins2@yahoo.de

Fraud email example:

From: "euintclaimsdept @europeaninternationallotto.com" <euintclaimsdept@yahoo.it>
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 02:04:46 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: RE:YOU ARE A LUCKY WINNER!!!


EU INTERNATIONAL GAMES

LONDON-ENGLAND

UNITED KINGDOM


(Customer Services)

Ref: UK/9420X/05

Batch: 074/05/ZY369


CONGRATULATIONS!!!


We happily announce to you the draw (#1 ) of the EU INTERNATIONAL GAMES

programes held on 1st January,2006. Your e-mail address attached to

ticket

number:1416-4612-750 with Serial Number:3187-17 drew the Lucky Drew

Numbers:31-17-8-28-55.

Has subsequently won"you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5

plus

bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of

(£152,900.00) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03 in a total

sum

of

£2,140,600.00 lotto jackpot shared amongst the first Forteen (14)

lucky

winners in the second category i.e. Match 5 plus! Bonus with percentage

16.9% .All participants for the online version were selected randomly

from

World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from

over

100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed

online.

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******************************************************

EU INTERNATIONAL GAMES

1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 4th Number 5th Number 6th Number Bonus

Number

17 21 25 27 30 37 16

*In the event of a discrepancy between this list and the official

winning

numbers, the latter shall prevail.


Total Prize Payout

PRIZES QUOTED IN BRITISH POUNDS

Number of Winners Amount Paid to Each Winner Total Paid Out

First Prize

6/6 numbers 1 £15,000,000.00 £15,000,000.00

Second Prize

5/6 + bonus number 14 £152,900.00 £2,140,600.00

Third Prize

5/6 numbers 795 £ 1,682.00 £1,337,190.00

Fourth Prize

4/6 numbers 48,459 £60.00 £2,907,540.00

Fifth Prize

3/6 numbers 898,437 £10.00 £8,984,370.00

TOTAL PRIZE POOL £30,369,700.00

***************************************************************************

*********************************************************



Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate

the

release of your funds as soon as you contact him.For security reasons,

you

are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your

claims

is processed and your moneyremitted 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. Please be warned. To file for your

claim, please contact

our claims department:

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*********************************************************

MR.Marcel Martins

EU INTERNATIONAL GAMES

LONDON-ENGLAND

UNITED KINGDOM

Email: marcel_martins2@yahoo.de

TEL: +4470-2406-2145,+4470-2406-2146

***************************************************************************

*****************************************************

WINNERS ARE REQUESTED TO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS TO THE CLAIMS

OFFICER:

FULL NAMES:

CONTACT ADDRESS

TELEPHONE NUMBER/FAX NUMBER

OCCUPATION

NATIONALITY


TICKET NUMBER

BATCH NUMBER

REFERENCE NUMBER

SERIAL NUMBER





CONGRATULATIONS!!!ONCE AGAIN FROM THE MEMBERS OF STAFF OF EU

INTERNATIONAL

GAMES.


YOUR'S SINCERELY

MRS ELINA POWELLS

Online coordinator for EU INTERNATIONAL GAMES



- euintclaimsdept @europeaninternationallotto.com

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