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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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Fraud email example:
From: "national lottery" <national_lottery225@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 10:36:06 +0000
Subject: South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award Patel
From: Lotto Manager - Mr.Jeoffrey Buma.
South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award
Lottery Headquarters: 31, Briton
Court Carlton East Gate
Batch: (13/26/DC36).
CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING PATEL:
We happily announce to you the draw of South African 2010 World cup Bid
lottery Award International programs held in Zurich, Switzerland. Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number: (B9665 75604546 199) with! Serial
number (97560) drew the winning: (60/84/27/17/36), which subsequently on you
the lottery award in the 2nd category.
Your name have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$
(2,000.000,00) (Two million United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
(KPC/9030108308/03). This is from a total cash prize of US $(2,000,000,00)
Million dollars, shared among the first 200 Hundred and lucky winners in
this category worldwide. Please note that your lucky winning number falls
within our lottery booklet representative office in South Africa as indicate
in the play coupon.
In view of this, your U.S ($2,000,000,00) (Two Million United States
Dollars) would be released to you by your claim agent immediately he
commences the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you
contact him. Also your claim included with free flight ticket and one month
hotel reservation in one of the five star hotels.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draw system and extracted from over (100.000) companies and
individual emails address.
The lottery program took place to promote South Africa (2010 world cup
award). For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential till your claims are 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 some unscrupulous elements.
(Please be warned)
To file for your claim, please contact your claim agent immediately, you
read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund, his contact
information is as!
Name: Mr. Fidel Travor
Phone: +27-7355 94114
E-mail: fideltravor20010@yahoo.com
Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 30 days of
this Notification, To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
quote your reference /batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our
designated agent.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that
has successfully won this competition.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Signed:
President Nelson Mandela (chairman)
Molefi OLIPHANT (President)
Chief Operations Officer
Albert MOKOENA
Chief Executive Officer
Danny JORDAAN.
N.B/Call your claim agent, do not miss this opportunity.Phone:
+27-73-559-4114
E-mail:
fideltravor20010@yahoo.com
Thank you for your co-operation
Mr.Jeoffrey Buma.(Lotto Manager)
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