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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:

• 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.
  • +447024022407 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • @yahoo.de

Fraud email example:

From: Eddie Heijn <euro_millions_promotions@emailwave.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 01:33:45 -0300
Subject: Dear Winner Your Winning Ref No:IPL/4249859609/WP1

MEMO FROM: THE PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT AccuLotto PROMOTIONS

< <{Prize Award Notification}>>>

PROMOTIONS HEADQUATERS

NAL-LOTTO PROMO UK
7 POUNTNEY HILL CANNON STREET LONDON E.C.4
Office of Prize Disbursement (OPD)
London, United Kingdom.
www.acculotto.com

TO WINNER IN OUR PROGRAM:

UK National Committee ACCULOTTO INTERNATIONAL (www.acculotto.com) e-games organizers and co-sponsors EURO MILLIONS JACKPOT PROMOTIONS,officially brings to your notice of the final draw result of the 9th August -2006 ACCULOTTO Wheel E-game which was conducted at our international corporate office complex here in LONDON,THE UNITED KINGDOM.

It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users;therefore you do not need to purchase our online ticket to enter for the game.Here is an irish winner from our wheel e-games.

( http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4730113.stm )

After randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an initial database of 300,000 emails and zoning all participants by their respective continents from across the globe, we produced an extensive list from which you have emerged as one of the winners of the Grand Draw prize.In view of this, your
100,983 Pounds Sterlings (Three Hundred Thousand Euro) would be released to you by any of
your prefared options below

(1) courier service.

(2) bank transfer.

You have been approved for a payment of 100,983 Pounds Sterlings (ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THREE POUNDS STERLING) and an ACURA TSX CAR in cash credited to file reference number:IPL/4249859609/WP1 which is deposited with a Finance & Security Company in your favor as beneficiary and covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY.

Note that this program was largely promoted and sponsored by a group of philanthropist,industrialists from the internet hardware industry and some other big multinational firms who wish to be anonymous.

You may wish to establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented below citing the reference numbers to this letter.

Ref No: IPL/4249859609/WP1

Contact Email Of Your Claims Fuduciary Agent:

Customer Service Unit
=================================
Email:  claimsfuduciaryagents@yahoo.de 

Processing Manager: Mrs Moreo Edna

Tel: +44 702 402 2407
+44 702 402 2415

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4730113.stm

==================================

To file for your claim, please kindly provide the following informations and send it to your Claims fuduciary Agent sited above:

(1)FULL NAMES:______________________
(2)DATE OF BIRTH:______________________
(3)SEX:__________________
(4)MARITAL STATUS:_____________
(5)CONTACT ADDRESS:_________________
(6)PHONE NUMBERS:_________________
(7)OCCUPATION:____________________
(8)AMOUNT WON:_____________________

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.

CONGRATULATIONS !!!

At your disposal, we remain.Very Truly Yours,
Eddie Heijn (Mr.)
Director.International Promotions Unit,
ACCU Promotions LOTTERY


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DENIAL OF APPLICATION:
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Please be informed that the following listed Countries have been banned
from participating in the lottery. Vietnam, Iraq, India, Nigeria,
Zimbabwe, Afghanistan. if you are a resident of the listed countries
you cannot
file claims for this lottery prize. Please delete this Notification as
your
prize processing will be annulled without notice.


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