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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.
  • sony_processingdpt@blida.info (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Sony Electronics Pte Ltd" <interlotto_winnlotto@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: <inter_lotto0@walla.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 18:14:41 +0700
Subject: [NEWSENDER] - Congratulation from the Sony Electronics Promotion - Message is from an unknown sender

From the office of: The Co-coordinator
SONY and i2k Promotion''
Winning Number: MM-05XZX92388
Serial Net Visa Passport Number: WP-99771133

Dear Winner,

Congratulations, you have been selected as one of the lucky winners of the JAPAN Visa through our internet balloting email extracting and screening machine, your application was applied and processed by our internet balloting email extracting and screening machine which randomly extracts and screens millions of email addresses around the world.

TERMS & CONDITIONS
Sony Electronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd ("Sony") and i2K Pte Ltd maintain this web site ("Web Site") and are responsible for this promotion. The JAPANIES Department of Citizenship Immigration released 100 visas to our Company (SONY) in this regards, which we then issue to our winners, you are among the 100 lucky winners in this year's programme.

Your Visa winning number is: MM-05XZX92388 and your serial net visa passport number are: WP-99771133, your visa type permits you to travel with 2 members of your immediate family. Your visa duration is 10 years multiple entry to JAPAN, it is renewable upon expiration and it permits you to work, study and own properties in JAPAN. In this respect you are directed to forward the following requirements urgently by email scanning attachments for faster processing to enable us process your visa certificate and flight tickets to help you receive your visa and flight ticket within the shortest possible time.

a) Travel must be completed by 29 February 2008.

b) Booking is subject to seat and hotel room availability.

c) The winner and accompanying traveler shall travel together at all times.

d) Sony reserves the right to substitute the tour with an alternative package of similar value if the proposed itinerary is not available. The Itinerary is subject to change at Sony's and i2K's discretion.

e) Surcharge is applicable for travel during peak season.

f) Refundable processing/fee of US$255.

g) All taxes, insurance, transfers, spending money and other expenses (including but not limited to meals, personal expenses and upgrades) are for the account of the Prize winner, unless specifically stated herein.

Qualifying Entrants
1) The Contest is open only to residents and permanent residents (who are 18 years or older as of 1 May 2007) of Afghanistan, Algeria, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Hong Kong SAR of China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tahiti, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Vietnam and Yemen

Important Notice:

Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully on our website (www.feelinspirednow.com <http://www.feelinspirednow.com>)Additionally, you may not modify, reuse, report, or use the contents of the Web Site for public or commercial purposes, including the text, images, audio, and video without Sony's written permission.

Note: The winners of the Contest shall receive the following prize (“Prize”): 3 days/2 nights stay for two in Tokyo and USD3, 000 cash.

Promotion Director: Mr. Kazushi Yui.
Sony Electronics Pte Ltd ("Sony")

Kindly contact immediately your processing officer who will guide you on the processing procedures and directives. His contact details are as follows:

Senior processing officer: Mr. Jeff Morgan.
Tel: + + 66 8 1499-4471. Fax: (66) 225-38014,
EMAIL: sony_processingdpt@blida.info <mailto:sony_processingdpt@blida.info>
Sony Electronics Asia Pacific visa processing department'


Disclaimer'
Please be advised that all materials posted on the web site are subjected to public downloading by third party viewers, SONY and i2k have taken precautionary steps to deter users from downloading.however, should downloading persist, SONY and/or i2k shall not held accountable or reliable for any damages caused.

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