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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!

Fraud email example:

From: "BRITISHONLINELOTTERY BRITISHONLINELOTTERY" <brit_on_022@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:02:14 +0200
Subject: YOUR EMAIL WAS SELECTED ( CONGRATULATION YOU WON A LOTTERY )

EURO AFRO AMERICA SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY
Headquarters,1a Bexon Court Carlton
Northingham Shire,Nothingham NG4 1SQ,
Essex,England,
United Kingdom.

Attn: Dear Winner,

 

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro- American Sweepstake Lottery International program held  this month at our headquarters in Essex England,United Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 188 with Serial number 97560 drew the winning :07/13/20/27/33/36/ Bonus Ball: 48/ which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

 

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £820,000.00
(Eighty Hundred and Twenty Thousand Pounds) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of £1100,000,00 Million Pounds, shared amongst the first One Hundred and thirty (130) lucky winners in this category world-wide.

 

 Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet representative office in Africa [South Africa] as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £820,000.00  (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand Pounds) would be released to you by Ned Bank of South Africa.

 

Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system and extracted from over 10 ,000,00 companies.

 

This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential until your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever form you deem fit to claim your prize.

 

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned. To file for your claim, please  contact our corresponding agent in South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund

 

John Mark

Mark & Associates. 
Solicitors, Conveyancers & Notary Public
Email: john.mark@webmail.co.za

1st Floor, Elephant House
107 Market Street Cnr Von Williegh Johannesburg
2001,

Tel: + 27-782-294-871

Post Address P.O.Box 61618
Marshalltown
2107

JOHANNESBURG
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

 

Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 30 days from the date of receipt of this notification. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents or us.

 

Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program that has successfully won this competition. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

 

Sincerely Yours,

 

Mrs Julia Howards.
(Online Euro-Afro, Asia & America Int'l Zonal Co-ordinator Sec)

                           

   Mrs. Julia Howards    Dr. WoodSmith  Andrew    Mr. Richardson M.  Rudolf          
(Zonal Co-ordinator Sec.)       (Board Member)             (Zonal Co-ordinator)

 

          

  

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