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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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +31644943863 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • claimsofficerlottery@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lottery lotto" <lotteintuk501@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: officerofclaims@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 11:30:59 +0100
Subject: You are a winner

                                                                                              

 

 

                                                                            

 

The National Lottery,
Tolpits Lane,
Watford WD1 8RN

Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

 

 

Dear Lucky Winner,

 

LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw of the UK NATIONAL LOTTO Lottery International programs held on 8TH OF MARCH 2006 in LEEDS UNITED-KINGDOM.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564-75600545-188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: [1-11-14-35-37-42(26)], which subsequently won you the lottery in the lotto #922.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,500,000:00 (One Million Five Hundred  Thousand pounds ) in cash credited to file UNL/9023118308/04.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. of distinguished professionals drawn from Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, parts of Africa, and North & South America as part of our international promotions programme conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas entries. We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.

The result of our computer draw (06/1064) selected your  email address
attached to e-ticket number:564-75600545- with Serial number 5368/02
drew the lucky numbers:(1) (11) (14) (35) (37) (42)  bonus no. (26) , which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,500,000:00 (One Million Five Hundred  Thousand pounds)  in cash credited to file UNL/9023118308/04.This is from a total cash prize of  £18,000,000:00 Million pounds, shared amongst the first four (4) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

To file for your claim,you are advised to expeditiously contact our licensed and accredited claims Department for Overseas Lottery Winners within a period of 21 days (date of this email inclusive) for the processing of your winning and remittance to your winning prize after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with.

 

CLAIMS OFFICER'S NAME: DR. ALI DANGOGO
CONTACT Email:claimsofficerlottery@myway.com
PHONE NUMBER: +31-64494-3863

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, £1,500,000:00 (One Million Five Hundred  Thousand pounds ) would be released to you, contact our claims department offices in Europe with the contact informations given above. For more confimation click on http://www.thelotter.com/Results_.asp?Lottery=24

Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period
may be forfeited to the pool without further notice.

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/scammers. This is part of our precautionary
measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

CONGRATULATIONS once more from all members and staff of this program.Lottery co-ordinator. 

 

William Peerenboom.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,

Important Notice: Your Email address and winning information were provided
by INTERNET AND EMAIL CENSORS ASSOCIATION The United Kingdom Lottery accepts no blame for any unwarranted use of email addresses, therefore all blames, complains should be directed to the INTERNET AND EMAIL CENSORS ASSOCIATION.

     

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