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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • 5fpromo2010@winning.com
  • jameskingza@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:12:35 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-15?Q?From:_Ms._Emily_Brown___,YOU_HAVE_WON_US$1,220,000.00_?=
=?iso-8859-15?Q?CONGRATULATION!?=




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ape></v:group></v:group>*From: Ms. Emily Brown=20
Canada Lottery/Ontario 49 Soccer World Cup 2010 Promotional Draw
1550 Princess Street
Kingston, ON, Canada, K7M 9E3
ontario49=5Fpromo2010@winning.com

Attention: Customer AFRSA680
Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/08
Batch No. Ontario 49 WINNING NOTIFICATION

The Canadian Government sponsors this lottery for the promotion of the 201=
0 Soccer World cup to be hosted in South Africa.<o:p></o:p>*

*
We happily announce to you the draw of the Special Global 2010 World Cup P=
romotional Draw held on the Wednesday 12th November 2008 in Essex United K=
ingdom and Ontario Canada. Your -mail address attached to Ticket Number: B=
9564 75604545 100, with Serial Number 46563760 drew the winning numbers 14=
18 19 31 41 42 Bonus 4 **for Ontario 49 Lotto under the choice of the lot=
tery in the 2nd category of BI-weekly six.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$1,220,000.00 (=
One Million, Two Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cas=
h credited to file EAAL/ 851OYHI/08. This is from a total cash prize of US=
$11,100,000.00 Million dollars, shared amongst the first Seven Hundred (70=
0) lucky winners in this category Worldwide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet r=
epresentative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon, because t=
his particular draw was selected to promote the 2010 World Cup to be hoste=
d in South Africa hence your winning information must be kept to enable yo=
u participate in our subsequent draws which will l see 500 participants tr=
aveling on an all expense paid trip to South Africa for the Soccer World C=
up 2010.

In view of this, your US$1,220,000.00 (One Million, Two Hundred and Twenty=
Thousand United States Dollars) would be released to you by an accredited=
commercial Bank in South Africa. Our African agent will immediately comme=
nce the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you con=
tact our African Agent's office.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through c=
omputer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies and perso=
nal e -mails. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning i=
nformation confidential till your claims is processed and your money remit=
ted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is pa=
rt of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted a=
buse of this program by unscrupulous elements. Please be warned!

To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding Agent in South Af=
rica immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of you=
r fund, contact information is as follows:<o:p></o:p>*

*Mr. James King.
Tel: +* *Tel; 0027 83 711 5464 Fax; 0027 86 5111 775
Email: jameskingza@gmail.com

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please contact your agent w=
ith the following details in any correspondences with our designated agent=
s.

1) Full Name:
2) Address:
3) Ticket Numbers:
4) Batch Number:
5) Serial Number:
6) Winning Number: & The Bonus=20
7) Date of Draw:
8) Phone Numbers:
9) Fax Numbers:
10) Email Address:
11) Sex:
12) Age:
13) Occupation:

Congratulations! Once more from all members and staff of this program that=
has ensured that you won this competition.=20

Thank you for being part of our Promotional Lottery program.

Yours Sincerely,=20
Ms. Emily Brown
NOTE: To confirm that you have the winning number for the Wednesday 12th N=
ov, 2008 draw, visit: http://www.ontario49stats.com/Confirm under Ontario =
49<o:p></o:p>*


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f=FCr nur 16,37 Euro/mtl.!* *http://dsl.web.de/=3Fac=3DOM.AD.AD008K13805B7069a* =
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