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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: master_mega_lottery4@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 11:39:07 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION, CONTACT INFO DEPARTMENT FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PRIZE CLAIM.
MASTER MEGA-MILLION
LOTTERY
You Have Just Won
US$ 2,000,000,00
(TWO MILLION, UNITED STATES DOLLAR)
Please Call Mr. Paul Morgan
Now
Phone Number
+27 73 440 8505
SPECIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION
.. BE NOTIFIED THAT ON
FRIDAY THE 3RD OF JUNE 2005
YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS SELECTED ON
THE COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL BALLOT SYSTEM DRAW, AS ONE OF THE WINNING EMAIL ADDRESS
ON THE INTERNET COMPUTER LOTTERY DRAW.
THE PROGRAM WAS HELD BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN LEADING LOTTERY ORGANIZATION, KNOWN AS...
..MASTER MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY
THERE WAS A COMPUTER BALLOT WHICH QUALIFIED YOU AS ONE OF THE WINNER OF THE SUM OF
US$ 2,000,000,00
(TWO MILLION, UNITED STATES DOLLAR)
FOR MORE INQUIRIES AND INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
(MR. JAMES CAMERON)
THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION
INFORMATION DEPARTMENT ON EMAIL ADDRESS
(jc_inf_mastermegamillion@yahoo.com)
PLEASE NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF THE INTERNET LOTTERY SCAMS, WE COULD NOT EXPOSE YOUR
WINNING DETAILS, SO THAT THE SCAMMERS COULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET YOUR WINNING
INFORMATION.
FOR YOUR URGENT CLAIM...
Call Mr. Paul Morgan
Proccessing Director
Eagle Treasure SA
Phone Number +27 73 440 8505
YOU SHOULD ALSO CONTACT...
..OUR INFORMATION DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY,
SO THAT THEY WILL FURNISH YOU WITH YOUR WINNING NUMBERS, LUCKY DRAW NUMBERS,
INSURANCE NUMBERS, REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS, WHICH YOU WILL USE TO CLAIM YOUR
PRIZE.
YOU HAVE TO BE AWARE THAT
YOUR CLAIM AGENT IS
Mr. Paul Morgan
EAGLE TREASURE SA
Phone: +27 73 440 8505
..WE WILL ALSO FURNISH YOU WITH THE FULL DETAILS OF YOUR CLAIM AGENT, EAGLE
TREASURE SA, AS SOON AS YOU RESPOND BY CONTACTING OUR INFORMATION DEPARTMENT OR
CALLING MR. PAUL MORGAN
+27 73 440 8505
THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT TO YOU BY:
THE CHAIRMAN, LOTTERY ORGANIZER,
MR. JABULANI THABO
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTION,
MASTER MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY.
6115 LILIAN ROAD, FORDSBURG, 2092
P O BOX 906171
MARSHALL TOWN 2107
Johannesburg, South Africa.
MASTER MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY
BRIEF WINNING INFORMATION:
There was a computer ballot that was organized by the MASTER MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY
here in South Africa.
It was not an individual lotto playing, but the computer itself picked out from all
over the world. 1,000,000 email addresses was selected and picked from the Internet, so those email addresses of Participants that was selected and picked from the internet were again selected through a computer ballot system drawn from among the 1,000,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world, this is called the computer ballot.
And 7 email addresses was finally picked out from among the total 1,000,000 email
addresses, and out of those 7 email addresses, your email address won on the ballot.
You have to note that this program is being sponsured by the FIFA SUPPORT AFRICAN
TEAM, to creat awareness for the coming 2010 world Cup, which is to be host by
South Africa.
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