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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: ebay claim agent <claim_ebayprize@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:18:28 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FILL AND RETURN THE THIS FORM IN OTHER FOR US TO PROCESS YOUR CLAIMS!!!


AWARD DEPARTMENT!!!


Dear Lucky Winner

With reference to your mail message we write to inform you that you are a
winner in the Ebay Award department .

We want you to understand that the Ebay Award Department is a legitimate
lottery company.

Haven't you heard of some one who have won a lottery? you are the lucky
winner of the

1.900000Million Great Britian Pounds.Convertably to USD (3,732,132 US Dollar)

The following are the informations needed from you for us to process your claims:



BENEFICIARY NAME: [input]
NATIONALITY: * [Select Country]AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua And BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia And HerzegowinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCook IslandsCosta RicaCote D'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEast TimorEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrance, MetropolitanFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard And Mc Donald IslandsHondurasHong
KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiNorth Korea (People's Republic Of Korea)South Korea (Republic Of Korea)KuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyan Arab JamahiriyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacauMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarReunionRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSaint Kitts And NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent And The GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome And PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia And The South Sandwich
IslandsSpainSri LankaSt HelenaSt Pierre and MiquelonSudanSurinameSvalbard And Jan Mayen IslandsSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad And TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks And Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican City StateVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands (British)Virgin Islands (U.S.)Wallis And Futuna IslandsWestern SaharaYemenZaireZambiaZimbabweOther Not Shown
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:* [input]
DATE OF BIRTH:* [Day]1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25th26th27th28th29th30th31st [Month]JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember [Year]1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
SEX:*[Select]MaleFemale
MARITAL STATUS:* [input]
TEL. NUMBER:* [input]
FAX NUMBER: * [input]
EMAIL ADDRESS:* [input]
AMOUNT WON:* [input]
BATCH NUMBER:* [input]
REFERENCE N:* [input]
OCCUPATION:* [Select Occupation]Accounting/Finance/Real EstateComputer related (IS, MIS, DP)Computer related (WWW)Computer related (hardware)Computer related (software)ConsultingConsumer retail/wholesaleCustomer service/supportEducation/TrainingEngineeringEntertainmentMedia/PublishingExecutive/Senior managementGeneral administrative/supervisoryGovernment/MilitaryLegal ServicesManufacturing/Production/OperationsNonprofit/Membership organizationsProfessional services (medical, legal, etc.)Research and DevelopmentSales/Marketing/AdvertisingHomemakerStudentRetiredOther
INCOME RANGE:* [Select Income Range]less than $24,999$25,000 to 49,999$50,000 to $74,999$75,000 to $99,999$100,000 to $199,999$200,000 or more
HOW DO YOU FEEL AS A WINNER:* [input]

BRIEF DISCRIPTION ABOUT INDIVIDUAL OR COMPANY:*


DECLARATION:
I____________________________________Hereby declare that i have filled all apropriate and valid informations about me.If any of these informations are in any time before my claims is delivered to me is discovered to be false,this should lead to the disqualifications of my winnings(Prize Awarded)


Upon our receipt of the following information , we shall immediately
process your winnings and deliver your prize to you.

Congratulations once more.

Mr.Wilfort Peterson(Claim Agent)


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