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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:
Fraud email example:
From: "FIFA LOTTERY AWARD PROMO INC." <smithgingger@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:12:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Your Email Have Won You US$ 250,000.00 Dollars!
FIFA LOTTERY SPORTS PROMOTION
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
www.southafrica2010.org
www.football-world-cup-2010.net
www.go2africa.com
FIFA LOTTERY SPORTS PROMOTION
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your Email Have Won You US$ 250,000.00 Dollars
YOUR WINNING NO IS:...XL/4163295/07/AF.
Batch No: ...................... 006/5432/AF/07.
Ref No:..........................ILP/HW/AF.
Dear Lucky winner,
We are delighted to inform you, of your prize release from the:
FIFA LOTTERY PROMO
Which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners
using their e-mail addresses , your Email was attached to
Winning No: XL/4163295/07/AF.
You hereby have been approved
of the sum of: US$ 250,000.00
(TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS) ONLY.
(US$ 250,000.00)
in cash credit file Ref No: ILP/HW/AF. from the total cash
prize shared amongst our lucky winners in this category.
All participant were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from
Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from:
Canada, Australia, United states, Asia, Europe,
Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of:
The FIFA LOTTERY SPORTS PROMOTION.
Congratulations once again from all members of:
FIFA LOTTERY BOARD .
If you are interested in your Won Prize!
Please Do not Reply to this Email!
Contact Your Claims Agent:
Dr brown laxy.
E-mail: davidlotto20@yahoo.com
Tel: +234-8077674071
Send The following to Him:
Your Names:
Your winning No:
Batch No:
Ref. No:
Quote amount won:
Date of birth:
Sex:
Occupation:
Contact Address:
Nationality:
Contact Phone No:
Fax No: (if any)
Your Claims Agent will let you know the
appropriate Bank that you will have to go for payment.
For security reasons:
All cash Prizes was deposited by the Lottery Board in
'FIXED DORMANT ACCOUNT in favour of the lucky winners and must not be WITHDRAWN OR DEDUCTED' by any other person, this is for security purpose.
Please, Beware of scams!!!
Contact Your Claims Agent:
Dr brown laxy.
E-mail: davidlotto20@yahoo.com
Tel: +234-8077674071
For Enquiry Contact:
Mrs Amina Abdul Khan
Email: philips_brown2@yahoo.com
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