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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:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "global mega lottery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim 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.
  • richardbaloyi_agent2010@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "worldcup 2010promoters" <worldcup_2010_lotery@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:03:31 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!! YOU HAVE WON.

GLOBAL MEGA-MILLION

LOTTERY SA

Congratulations!

The Global Mega Lottery Promotion team is proud to inform you that you have won USD1 950,000.00 Why you have won Your E-mail address is one of 200 lucky Addresses who have won in the weekly Promotion. See below how to claim your prize. Details on the Winnings.

 

Your Winning Reference Number is: FLS-ZR39-825P-4 Batch Number:  74-263-BBN.

TICKET NUMBER:100-309-7482

SERAIL NUMBER:513-10

WINNING NUMBERS:02,09,22,23,24,30(05)

 

I wish to Congratulate you on your victory, you are a lucky person to have won this lottery. Your email address was among those chosen this quarter from our new java-based software that randomly selects email addresses from the web from which winners are selected.

 

You are required to forward the following details to help facilitate the processing of your claims and certificate which will facilitate of Your winning price is to the tune of USD1 950,000.00  dollars.

 

1. Full names.

2. Phone number.

3. Fax number.

4. Occupation.

 

Remember, you must contact your claim agent Mr Baloyi,Call him and claim your prize after calling him send your refrence and batch number and all the above informations to his email address and call him to let him know that you have contacted him through email.

 

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program. for claiming of your prize and remember to quote your reference and Batch Number for easy processing of your prize.!

You have to note that this program is being sponsored by the FIFA SUPPORT AFRICAN TEAM, to creat awareness for the coming 2010 FIFA world Cup, which is to be host by South Africa.

TO FILE YOUR CLAIM...

Contact Mr.Richard  Baloyi
Proccessing Director

 

Processing Manager: Mr. Richard Baloyi

TEL: + 27-72-8066-594

EMAIL: richardbaloyi_agent2010@yahoo.com 

 

 

Congratulations once  again and have a lot of fun. The International Mega Promotion team

GLOBAL MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY

 

                             

                              Mr. Kuash Behler, Our First Quarter Winner of

                                                                      US$ 1,950,000.00 from Amsterdam, Holland 

                                                21st January 2006.

 

         

Our Second Quarter Winner Mrs. Ali Fatima from Nepal receiving her winning fund of US$1,950,000.00 also on the picture is her husband and friends rejoicing with them. April 18th 2006

             

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