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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 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.
  • tiscodirector@eriga.lv (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ASIA PACIFIC INT'L LOTTERY." <asiapacific@ethailand.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: tiscodirector@wapda.com
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 18:03:40 +0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS.

ASIA PACIFIC INT'L LOTTERY.


ASIA PACIFIC INT'L LOTTERY ORGANIZATION
22nd Floor, The Millennia Tower,
62 Langsuan Rd. Pathumwan Bangkok 10430,
Thailand.
BATCH: EGS/ 22504002/03
REFERENCE: 15/0018/IPD

ASIA PACIFIC INT'L LOTTERY
NOTIFICATION DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

WINNINGS NOTIFICATION OF USD$1M

We happily announce to you the draw of the Asia-Lotto Sweepstake Lottery International programs held in Bangkok-Thailand on the 8th of August, 2006 Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 085-12876077-09 with Serial number 51390-0 drew the lucky numbers: 03-06-08-10-12-16-27 which subsequently won you the lottery in the first category.the lucky numbers:

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of USD1.000,000.00. (ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ONLY), from total cash prize of 10,000.000.00 was shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from all over the world over the internet and your email address happens to be one of the lucky winning address.

The Tisco Express Courier Ltd has been given the Contract to deliver all our winners Draft/Cheque to the address of the respective winners. You are to contact Tisco Express Courier Ltd by email and forward your personal and winning information immediately you get this Notification.

Find below the contact information of Tisco Express Courier Company Ltd.

TISCO EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY LTD
457/56 Bang La Mung Chonburi
7680 THAILAND
Tel: +(66)75070720
Email: tiscodirector@eriga.lv
Contact Person: Mr. Jeffrey Chong (Director of
Operations and Logistics)
To avoid unnecessary delay and complications, please send your full names, telephone number, Winnings numbers (such as batch, ref, serial and lucky winning number), your personal address where you intend to receive your winning Draft/Cheque in your contact mail to Tisco Express Courier Ltd

1. Full Name:
2. Address:
3. Marital Status:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Nationality:
8. Country Of Residence:
9. Telephone Number (Country Code)-(Area Code)- Phone Number):
10. Fax Number:
11. Draw Number above:
12. Payment Method (Cheque/Draft)
13. Email Address:

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program and thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

For safety measures and to avoid fruadulent claims, you are advised to keep all about your winnings information and notification confidential and away from all third parties till your Draft/check arrives your personal address.

Congratulations once more from all the members and staffs of this program.

Goodluck. We wish you continued good fortunes.

Mrs Tom Ong,
Online Co-ordinator/Notification Officer
Asia Pacific Int'l Lottery Org.,

Mr Richard Pon
President Asia Pacific Int'l Lottery Org.,



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