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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims 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.
  • irish_fiduciaryclaimsoffice@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Irish Lotto" <irishlottoboxoffice@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 04:39:34 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!



Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/05
Batch: R3/A312-59

Dear Winner,

We are pleased to announce to you the draw of the IRISH LOTTERY
PROGRAMME
online Sweepstakes International Program held Today

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
Serial number 5368/05 drew the lucky number:

10-2-3-76-89-09-77


which
subsequently won the LOTTO PLUS 1 prize. You have therefore been
approved to claim a total sum of 300,000.00 Euros (Three hundred Thousand
Euros) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/05 of
Irish Lottery.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the
World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over
100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed
online.This promotion takes place weekly.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play
coupon. In view of this, your 300,000.00 Euros would be released to you
by any
of our payment offices in Europe.
To file in for your claim, please Fill the Beneficiary Verification form
below and send it to

MR JOHN KLINK

Email: irish_fiduciaryclaimsoffice@yahoo.co.uk

CLAIMS VERIFICATION FORM.


1. Ticket number:..........................

2. Batch number:...........................

3. Serial number:...........................

4. Amount won:.............................

5. Full Names:...............................

6. Date Of birth:............................

7. Sex:............................

8. Contact Address:.......................................

9. Telephone Number:................................

10. Occupation:......................................

That way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant
documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. Note that all prize funds
must be claimed not later than One month. After this date all funds will be
returned to
the LOTTERY TREASURY as unclaimed. In order to avoid unnecessary delays
and complications,please endeavor to quote your Reference Number
(LSUK/2031/8161/05) and Bach Number(R3/A312-59)in every correspondence
with your agent.Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do
inform your
claims agent as soon as possible.

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 ofthis program. Please be warned.
Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and
press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so
desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of
confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems
associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary
measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

Good luck from me and members of staff of the IRISH LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
SIR HENRY LEEDS
Online Co-ordinator for IRISH LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKE PROGRAMME

Copyright © 2005 Irish Lottery Inc. All rights reserved

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