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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +447024076452 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • lupton.thomas@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • thms_lupton@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: THOMAS LUPTON <thomas-lupton@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <lupton.thomas@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 04:26:06 -0700
Subject: YOU HAVE WON A GRANT AWARD PRIZE FROM TOTAL EXPLORATION AND
PRODUCTION UK PLC ...





Fly Emirates
TOTAL EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION UK PLC
Elgin/Franklin Foundation Grant Lottery


Ref: PBL/CN/6654/CP.Coupon No.PBL2348974321
MOTTO : STRIVING TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY ACROSS THE GLOBE!


Totalfina Approval


Attn: Winner ,


NOTICE OF GRANT AWARD



The Totalfina Petroleum Foundation United Kingdom, is glad to notify you that you have emerged one of the winners in our Yearly email draws held on 15th May, 2007. The selection of winners was carried out through random sampling in MSN computerized email selection machine(TOPAZ) from a data base of more than 1,000,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world. You should note that the online draws were conducted by random sampling of email-lists of individuals and corporate bodies by an advanced automated search on the net.

The board of trustees after series of secret deliberations selected you as one of the final recipients of a cash Grant/Donation for your own person, and business development across the globe . The Totalfina Petroleum Foundation United Kingdom was established in the year 2000 by the Totalfina Multi-Million Groups and is now supported by the Yahoo Incorporation, Microsoft Corporation and Emirates Airlines.

To celebrate the 7th anniversary program, the Totalfina Petroleum Foundation United Kingdom in conjunction with other relevant bodies is giving out a yearly donation of £4,500,000 GB Pounds (FourMillion,Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling) to 10 lucky recipients. These specific Donations/Grants will be awarded to recipients worldwide, in different categories for their personal business development and enhancement of their educational plans. At least 15% of the awarded funds should be used to develop a part of your environment. This program has been conceived with the objective of human growth, alleviate poverty across the globe, educational and community development, which is a measure to universal development strategy. These grants are issued every year around the world in accordance with the objective of the Totalfina Petroleum Foundation International to alleviate poverty across the globe.

Kindly note that you will only be chosen to receive the donation once, which means that subsequent yearly donation will not get to you again. Take time and thought, in spending the donation wisely on a project that will stand the test of time.

You were selected among the lucky recipients to receive the award sum of £450,000.00 GB Pounds( Four Hundred and Fifty British Pounds Sterling) as charity donations/Grant from the Totalfina Petroleum Foundation United Kingdom in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament. You will be required to contact by email our Finance Officer through the informations provided below for documentation and processing of the remittance of your grant.





Mr. Thomas Lupton
Financial/Claims Processing Officer,Totalfina Foundations. Tel:+447024076452


Email: lupton.thomas@gmail.com or thms_lupton@yahoo.com

After contacting our office with the requested data, you will be given your winning certificate and donation pin number, which you will use in collecting the fund.

Please endeavor to quote your Qualification numbers (G8-222-6747, EU-900-56) in all correspondence.


We advise you call the Financial Officer Phone numbers to inform him that you have sent your in formations.

All information is strictly confidential and will only be used for the purpose to which it is been requested.

Finally, all funds should be claimed by their respective beneficiaries, no later than 21 days after notification. Failure to do so will result to outright cancellation..

Sponsor: The Totalfina Petroleum Foundation International, Yahoo Incorporation, Microsoft Corporations and Emirates Airlines.

On behalf of the Board, kindly accept our warmest congratulations.

Regards.

Mr. Chris WestDeputy Director / Grants Coordinator
Totalfina Petroleum Foundation International


WARNING!
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ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO Metropolitan Police, Scotland Yard, London (International Crime Division) FRAUD ALERT EMAIL: metropolice_uk@mail2police.com IMMEDIATELY, THIS WILL HELP US TO FIGHT SCAM AND LOTTERY IMPOSTERS.

Copyright © 1994-2007 Totalfina UK Grant International Lottery Inc.All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline





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