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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: "2010 Lottery" <southafricanlottery2010@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 14:05:21 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING
From : Dr.Fred Botha lotto manager South African
South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award
Lottery Headquarters: 31, Brixon
Court Carlton East Gate
Batch: ( 13/26/DC36.)
CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING:
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 REF
NUB( 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$( 4,000. 000 .00) ( Four million United
States Dollars) in cash credited to file ( KPC/9030108308/03 ).This is from
a total cash prize of US $( 200,000,000.00 ) Million dollars, shared among
the first 200 Hundred and lucky winners in this category world-wide. 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 US( $4,000.000.00 ) ( Four Million United States
Dollars ) would be released to you by our bank manager immediately he
commence 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 hotel. All participants were
selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and
extracted from over (100,000,00 )
companies and individual emails address. The lottery programe 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 our bank Manager immediately, you
read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund , his contact
information is as.!!!
Name: Mr Bill George
Direct Line : (+27-8-3540-1013)
E-mail : geo_bill1@yahoo.com
Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 30TH MAY
2005. 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 succesfully won this competition. Thank you for being part
of this promotional lottery program.
signed:
Ex. President Nelson Mandela ( chairman.)
Molefi OLIPHANT ( President )
Chief Operations Officer
Albert MOKOENA
Chief Executive Officer
Danny JORDAAN.
N.B/Call our bank manager for your cliam,
Thank you for your co-operation
SUE BARNARD ( Zonal Co-ordinator.)
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