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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • info@wilsongart50.vossnet.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTTO Rheinland-Pfalz" <infolrp2@genevaboards.com>
Reply-To: lottorheinlandpfalz@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 05:24:32 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [kvm-devel] Win Notification-Contact Your Cliams Agent.

LOTTO Rheinland-Pfalz
Ferdinand-Sauerbruch-Strasse 2
DE-56073 Koblenz,
Rheinland-Pfalz,
Germany.

Reference Number: LRP/19-DE/9317
Batch: LRP/06/41

Dear Winner,

LOTTO RHEINLAND-PFALZ WIN NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded
annual final draws of the LOTTO Rheinland-Pfalz Program. LOTTO
Rheinland-Pfalz draws was conducted from an exclusive list of
25,000,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies
picked by an advanced automated random computer ballot search from
the internet as part of our international promotions program which
we conduct every year. Tickets were not sold.

After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address attached
to serial number 23-2007 drew the lucky numbers 9-29-1-15-4-8
which consequently emerged you as one of first fifty (50) lucky
winners in this category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of EUR
1,000,000 (One Million EURO) in cash credited to file LRP/19-DE/9317.
This is from a total cash prize of EUR 50,000,000 (Fifty
million Euro) shared amongst the first fifty (50) lucky winners in
this category.

This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for LOTTO
Rheinland-Pfalz. The estimated 50 million Euro jackpot would be the
sixth-biggest in Europe history. The biggest was the 363 million
Euro jackpot that went to two winners in a Febuary 2000 drawing
of The Big Game Mega Millions' predecessor.

Your funds is now deposited in an offshore bank with a hardcover
insurance. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we advice
that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has
been processed and your money remitted to you as this is part of
our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted
taking advantage of this program by the general public.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our
European booklet representative office in London. In view of this,
your EUR 1,000,000.00 (One Million Euro) would be released to you
by our affiliate bank in Europe. Our agent will immediately
commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you
as soon as you make contact with him.

To begin your claim please contact your claims agent:

Mr.Wilson Gart
Foreign Services Manager,
Information and Payment Bureau.
London Representative Office.
Fax: 00 44 870 974 2884
Email: info@wilsongart50.vossnet.co.uk

Your claims agent will assist you in the processing and remittance
of your prize funds into your designated bank account.

Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than three weeks.
After this date all funds will be returned to the LOTTERY TREASURY
as unclaimed. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please endeavor to quote your reference (LRP/19-DE/9317)
and Batch numbers (LRP/06/41) in every correspondence with
your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change in your
address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thanks
for being part of our program.

Yours faithfully,
Hans-Peter Schössler
Managing Director
LOTTO Rheinland-Pfalz.


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