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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: "jacob bongani" <bg_573_346@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jacob24bongani@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 10:32:20 +0000
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF YOUR LOTTO WINNING
Excerpt from original message:
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, JOHNSON ROBERTSON
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PRIZE RELEASE CENTRE WINNING
ANNOUNCED TODAY 29/03/2005
Ref: 475061725 Batch: 7056490902/188
Winning no: GB8701/LPRC
CONGRATULATIONS
We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 11 APRIL 2005
from the Australian International Lottery program. Your name was attached
to ticket number; 47061725 07056490902 serial number 7741137002 14/02/2005.
This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42 bonus number
17, which consequently won the lottery in the second category. You hereby
have been approved a lump sum pay of US$ 750,000.00 (SEVEN HUNHRED AND
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the
total cash prize of US12,000,000.00 shared amongst sixteen lucky winners in
this 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.
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of 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 African representative office in Johannesburg
South Africa. as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of
US$750,000.00 will be released to you from this regional branch office in
Johannesburg. We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our
Middle of the year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.
How to claim your prize Simply contact our fiduciary agent, Dr.MUSA ASAAD
musaasaad@hotmail.com to file for your claim.
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 double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage
of this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel. Note, all
winnings MUST be claimed before end of JUNE 2005; otherwise all funds will
be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity.
Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
Kind Regards
JOHSON ROBERTSON
PROMOTIONS MANAGER
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.
CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT
DR.MUSA ASAAD
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY
UINVERSAL BUILDING, 132 – 133 PARK HURST
BALFOUR – UNIT 1440. JOHANNESBURG. 2001
GAUTENG
GLOBAL MEGA CROSSING.
TEL: 27 83 493-7619
EMAIL CONTACT:musaasaad@hotmail.com
ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE
WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION
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