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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.
  • asiacoordinator@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • asiapacific100@net.hr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: asiapacific003@walla.com
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:03:00 +0700
Subject: ASIAN PACIFIC LOTTERY WINING NOTIFICATION


ASIAN 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

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


WINNINGS NOTIFICATION OF USD$1M

We happily announce to you the draw of the Asian-Lotto Sweepstake Lottery International programs held in Bangkok-Thailand on the 25th of Sept, 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 hapens to be one of the lucky winning address.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your fund is now deposited with our Fortis Bank Bangkok Thailand and will be
insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask
that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been
processed, and the money remitted to your account, as this is part of our
security protocol, to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking of
advantage of this program by participants, as has happened in the past.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 25,000 names, email addresses & official addresses, from Asia,
Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and
Africa, as part of our International Promotions Program.

We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent
programs. To begin your lottery claims, please contact our Co-ordinator
as follows,

NAME: MR.CHRISTOPHER WOOD
TEL: +(66) 7511 9628
EMAIL: asiacoordinator@gmail.com
asiapacific001@walla.com
asiapacific100@net.hr

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 30th of
October 2006. Any claim not made by this date will be returned to HIS
MAJESTYS DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. And also be informed that 10% of your lottery winning belongs to (THE PROMOTIONS COMPANY). Because they are the company that bought your ticket and played the lottery in your name.

Note also that this 10% will be remitted after you have received your
winnings prize, because the money is insured in your name already.

NOTE: To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your

Full Name..................................,
Telephone Number...........................,
Reference Number...........................,
Batch Number...............................,
Serial Number..............................,
Ticket Number..............................,
Personal address...........................,
Age........................................,
Occupation.................................,
Nationality...................................,


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

For safety measures and to avoid fruadulent claims you are adviced to keep all about your winnings information and notification confidential and away from all third parties till your check arrives your 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
Asian Pacific Int'l Lottery Org


Mr Richard Pon
President Asian Pacific Int'l Lottery Org



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