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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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Fraud email example:

From: "lottery special" <lotteryspecial@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 15:04:06 +0000
Subject: LOTTERY WINNERS

From: Mrs. Gladys Owen
Euro-Afro-American- Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom
Te/Fax:0044 870 120 3475

Mrs Patricia Hope
No : 125 St Michael’s street
Plot 2A Harrison Drive
Ontario Or 235 Kings Street West
Toronto , Ontario
Canada
Tel/Fax :001 262 437 2898

E-mail: officiallotto@canada.com



Customer Service: 680 NCA 85914
Email : ( euroafrolotto@yahoo.com)
Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/04
Batch No Lotto 6/49
Draw Coupon : Match 6+B


WINNING NOTIFICATION

Sir,

THIS LOTTERY IS SPONSORED BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT FOR THE PROMOTION OF
THE 2010 WORLD CUP TO BE HOSTED IN SOUTH AFRICA .

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the Saturday 7th August 2004 in
Essex United Kingdom and Canada. Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number: B956475604545 100 with! Serial number 46560 drew the winning numbers
03/12/23/30/36/37/ with a bonus # 35, for LOTTO 6/49 under the choice of
the lottery in the 2nd category of daily three .

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$820,000.00
(Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited
to file EAAL/9080118308/04.This is from
a total cash prize of US $1100,000,00 Million dollars, shared amongst the
first One Hundred and thirty (130) lucky winners in this category
world-wide. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro
booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon ,
because this particular draw was selected to promote the 2010 World Cup to
be Hosted in South Africa hence your winning information must be kept to
enable you participate in our subsequent games
before the grand finale .

In view of this, your US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand
United States Dollars)would be released to you by an accredited commercial
Bank in South Africa. Our African agent will immediately commence the
process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies and
personal e-mails.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to
claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous
elements.
Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding
agent in South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent
release of your fund, contact information is as follow: -

Name …BARR CHRIS MAMBULU [ESQ]

Email:…barrchrismambulu@yahoo.co.uk


Tel: +27-83 9550338

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents.
Congratulations once more from all members and
staff of this program that has successfully won this competition.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Gladys Owen
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator

Mrs Patricia Hope Asst Gen Sec
Mr.Grey Johnson
Canadian/American Zonal Secretary General.

Switzerland Zonal Co-coordinator For African Winners
Dr Bill Wilson
African/European Head Office
Baumgartenstrasse 15
Postfach 686 Geneva
CH-8201 Schaffhausen

Dr Peter Martins
Head South African
Offshore Payment Office
Madrid ,Spain .

Thanks for your Co-operation in anticipation .


http://www.canada.com/lotteries/
Contact : infolottery@canada.com
Check for LOTTO 6/49

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