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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: "SUSAN DAVIES" <lotteryboard_aus@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 10:34:48 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS" BEGING OF YEAR BONANZA LOTTERY WINNING"
FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS AWARD DEPARTMENT,
Date: 06/04/2005,
Ref: 475061725,
Batch:7056490902/188,
Winning No: GB8701/LPRC
CONGRATULATIONS Sir/Madam,
We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 2nd April 2005 from the Australian International Lottery program.
Your name was attached to ticket number; 47061725 07056490902 serial number 7741137002 02/04/2005 This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 2,9,22,23,24,30 bonus number 5, which consequently won the lottery in the second category.
You hereby have been approved lump sum pay of US$1000,000.00 (ONE MILLION DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize of US16, 000,000.00 shared amongst sixteen lucky winners, based on their category.
All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn form Nine hundred thousand names from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually.
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.
Further more your name falls within our representative office in South Africa As indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US$1,000,000.00 will be released to you from this regional branch office in Johannesburg South Africa.
We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our new year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent;
Name: Mr. Alex Twala
Email: alextwala@executivemail.co.za, alextwala22@yahoo.com
Tel/fax: +27-11-484-7297.
Moblle: +27-83-335-2231.
Office Address:
Head Office:
Old Mutual Building
Henley Road
AUCKLAND PARK
Gauteng
South Africa
Please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full names and address to help locate your file easily.
For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid dual claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial
personnel.
Note, all winnings MUST be claimed with a specified date; otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity
Congratulations once again on your winnings!
Best Regards
Susan Davies
(Co-ordinator)
N.B. Anybody under the age of 18 cannot participate in this programme and any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.
Please do not reply to this mail. Contact your claim agent.
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