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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "2010 promotional draw" (no such lottery exists)
• 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.
  • ontario49bboard@canada.com

Fraud email example:

From: cristian dobrican <c_dobrican@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:57:54 -0800 (PST)
Subject:






From: Ms. Emily Brown                                                                                            


Canada Lottery/Ontario 49 Soccer World Cup 2010 Promotional Draw

1550 Princess Street

Kingston, ON, Canada, K7M 9E3

ontario49bboard@canada.com



Attention: Customer AFRSA680

Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/09

Batch No. Ontario
49                                            

                                                            
 WINNING NOTIFICATION



the Canadian Government sponsors this lottery for the promotion of the 2010
Soccer World cup to be hosted in South Africa.



We happily announce to you the draw of the Special Global 2010 World Cup
Promotional Draw held on the Saturday
31st January 2009 in Essex United Kingdom and Ontario
Canada.
Your -mail address attached to Ticket Number: B9564 75604545 100, with Serial
Number 46563760 drew the winning numbers 2 11 19 27 38 40 with a bonus Number
17 for Ontario
49 Lotto under the choice of the lottery 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 cash credited to
file EAAL/ 851OYHI/09. This is from a total cash prize of US$11,100,000.00 Million dollars,
shared amongst the first Seven Hundred (700) lucky winners in this category
Worldwide.



Please note that you¢re lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet
representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon, because this
particular draw was selected to promote the 2010 World Cup to be hosted in
South Africa hence your winning information must be kept to enable you
participate in our subsequent draws which will l see 500 participants traveling
on an all expense paid trip to South Africa for the Soccer World Cup 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
commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you
contact our African Agent's office.



All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies and personal
e -mails. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted
to you in whatever manner 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 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,
contact information is as follows:

 

Mr. Chris
Anderson.

Tel: 0027738887977

Email: ontario-sapayingoffice@informaticos.com

 

To
avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please contact your agent with the
following details in any correspondences with our designated agents:

1) Full Name:

2) Address:

3) Ticket
Numbers:

4) Batch
Number:

5) Serial
Number:

6) Winning
Number: & The Bonus

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.



Thank you for being part of our Promotional Lottery program.



Yours Sincerely,

Ms. Emily Brown

                                       NOTE: To
confirm that you have the winning number for the Saturday 31st January 2009 draw,

                                            Visit:
http://www2.canada.com/findit/lotteries/results.aspx?id=8
Confirm under Ontario 49

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