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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.
  • +27781397594 (South Africa, 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.
  • claimagent2010_1@canada.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: conada lottery <lotboard2010@web.de>
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 14:13:54 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION




From: Ms. Cynthia Chalker
Canada Lottery-Soccer World Cup 2010 Promotional Draw
1550 Princess Street
Kingston, ON, Canada, K7M 9E3

Attention: Customer AFRSA680
Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/05
6/49.400WER7000L

WINNING NOTIFICATION

Attn:

sir
The sponsors of this lottery for the promotion of the 2010 Soccer World cup to be hosted in South Africa.

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro -Afro-American Sweepstake Lottery International Programs held on the Wednesday Nov 8th 2006 in Essex United
Kingdom and Ontario Canada. Your e -mail address attached to Ticket Number: B956475604545100, with Serial Number 46563760 drew the winning numbers october wed 8th, 7 11 30 32 34 47 with a bonus 16 Number-6/49 for LOTTO under the
choice of the lottery in the 2nd category of daily three

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred an d Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
EAAL/9080118308/05.This is from a total cash prize of US $11,100,000.00 Million dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred and -thirty (130) lucky winners in this category Worldwide. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon, because this particular draw
was selected to promote the 2010 World Cup to be hosted in
South Africa hence your winning information must be kept toenable you participate in our subsequent draws which will
see 500 participants traveling on an all expense paid trip
to South Africa for the Soccer World Cup 2010.

In view of this, your US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred andTwenty Thousand United States Dollars) would be released to
you by an accredited commercial Bank in South Africa. OurAfrican agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact
our African Agent's office.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web
site through computer draws system and extracted from over10,000,00 companies and personal e-mails. For security
reasons, you are advised t o keep your winning informationconfidential 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 of this program byunscrupulous elements. Please be warned!

To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding
Agent in South Africa immediately you read this message forquick and urgent release of your fund, contact informa tion
is as follows: emails: claimagent2010_1@canada.com [mailto:claimagent2010_1@canada.com] or Phone
+27 78139 7594 to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please quote your reference numbers in any correspondences
with our designated agents.

Congratulations! Once more from all members and staff ofthis program that has ensured that you won this competition.

Thank you for being part of our Promotional Lottery program.

Yours Sincerely,
Lottery Committee
From: Ms. Cynthia Chalker

NOTE:
To confirm that you have the winning number for the nov
wed 8th 2006 , 7 11 30 32 34 47 BONUS-16 draw,
http://www.canada.com/findit/lotteries/results.aspx?id=21 [http://www.canada.com/findit/lotteries/results.aspx?id=21]
Send all replies to claimagent2010_1@canada.com [mailto:claimagent2010_1@canada.com] for
immediate
reply.





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