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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • +447024055426 (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.
  • fordmotospromo@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ford Motoers Promo" <fordhuree8@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 20:53:56 +0100
Subject: YOU ARE AMONG THE WINNERS.

   

LONDON2012

PROMOTIONAL DRAW FOR THE 2012

OLYMPIC GAMES IN LONDON

 

FORD MOTORS OLYMPIC PROMO
CENTRAL OFFICE
EAGLEWAT BRENTWOOD
ESSEX CM13 3BW

 

Attn: Dear winner,

 

Prior to the online promotional draws held on 29th July 2006 to declare the winners of the  PROMOTIONAL DRAW FOR THE 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES TO BE HOSTED IN LONDON, ENGLAND.We are very sorry for the little delay in announcing the result of our winners. 

 

We wish to formally announce to you here that you are among the winners. This promotion is  organized by FORD MOTOR COMPANY in conjunction with the Local Organizing Committee of the LONDON2012 OLYMPIC.You are attached to ticket Number 356-00098-3211-222, with serial number 818-09 drew the lucky Numbers 67-99-77-79-63, and consequently won the promotion.

 

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of  £ 400,000.00GBP (four hundred thousand pounds starling) credited to file REF NO: L2012/23457677/2006. This is from total prize money of £ 6,800,000.00GBP  shared among the seventeen international and local winners in this category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 17,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe and Middle East and Asia. This is part of our International Promotions Program for the 2012 Olympic Games to be hosted in London, England.

 

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your prize is now available for claim. However due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by some people.

To begin your claim.please do contact your claim officer with your full details as given above either your Reference number, batch number, serial number and your full names,through his contact information below;

 

Mr. Henry Roberts
Claims Officer
Ford Olympic Promo
TEL: +44-702-405-5426
    +44-702-405-5431
Fax; +44 207-900-3949
EMAIL: fordmotospromo@yahoo.com.hk

 

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember that all prize money must be claimed not later than 7 working days after this day of notice. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

 

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with the claims officer. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims officer as soon as possible.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

 

Sincerely,
MRS MELISSA JONES

CO-ORDINATOR

 

 

 

 

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