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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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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.
• 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.
  • fizzo40@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "fizzo williams" <fizzo40@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:21:32 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU HAVE WON ($850,000.00)






FROM:THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARDS
DEPARTMENT AUSTRALIAN ONLINE LOTTERY

Date:8/11/2006
Ref: 675161724
Batch: 7056490902/188
Winning no: QB8701/LNR


FINAL NOTICE;







Dear Lucky Winner,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the date of 30th
junly 2006 from Australian Online Lottery. Which is fully based on an
electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses.Your name was
attached to ticket number; 47061725 07056490902 serial number 7741137002
This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42 bonus number 17,
which consequently won the lottery in the first category. You hereby have
been approved a lump sum pay of $850,000(Eight Hundred and Fifty Usd)
In cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash
prize of $24,000,000.00 shared among lucky winners in this category. All
participant
were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from Nine hundred
thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia,
Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international
promotions program which is conducted annually.

Past winners.


This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some
multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the
citizens in the communities where they have operational base. Further more
your details(e-mail address) falls within our african representative office
as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of $850,000usd will be
released to you through your Claims agent.We hope with part of your prize,
you will participate in our middle of year high stakes for $1.3 Billion
international mega draw.
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:

Simply contact our Regional agent,Mr Kleen Melford(fizzo40@yahoo.com) to
file for your claim, Please quote your reference, batch and winning number
which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as
your full name, address and telephone/fax numbers to help locate your file
easily.

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this
information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and
your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by
non-participant or unofficial personnel. Note, all winnings MUST be claimed
before the 17th of November 2006; otherwise all funds will be returned as
Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity .


Sincerely,



Mrs. Aso Foster Mrs. Caro Smith
(Co-ordinator). (Desk Manager)



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