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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: lotto_darw2@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2005 17:25:38 +0200
Subject: .....................CONGRATULATIONS....................
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
E-MAIL: williams_alberton@hotmail.com
DEAR: SIR / MADAM,
FINAL NOTICE OF AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 30th JUNE. 2005, of winners
of the PROMOTERS FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA / INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, held on 30TH March 2005 as part of our promotional draws. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle
East, and New Zealand as part of our electronic business Promotions Program.
You qualified for the draw as a result of you visiting various websites we are
running the e-business Promotions for. You/Your Company, attached to ticket number
100-309-7482, with serial number 513-10 drew the lucky numbers 2, 5, 9, 22, 23, 24, 30 and
consequently won in the Second Category. You have therefore been approved for lump sum pay out of US$10,300,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for Second category winners.
This is from the total prize money of US$72,100,000.00 (Seventy-two million one
hundred thousand united state dollars) shared among the Seven international winners
in the Second category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with the STALLION SECURITY & FINANCE COMPANY (P.T.Y) LTD. insured in your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you
keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and
your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.
We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our mid year (2006) high
stakes US$1.3 Billion International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent immediately;
MR.WILLIAMS ALBERTON.
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
STALLION SECURITY & FINANCE COMPANY (P.T.Y) LTD.
50 SIVEWRIGHT AVENUE
DOORNFONTEIN, JHB
PO BOX 16638
TEL: +27-83-894-6787
FAX: +0044-7092865719
E-MAIL: williamsalberton2005@hotmail.com
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of
your choice.
Remember that you must contact your claim agent not later than 10th July 2005. After
this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to
quote your reference and batch numbers provided below in every one of your
correspondences with your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: FLS-ZR39-825P-4
BATCH NUMBER: 74-263-BBN
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our
promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
PROMOTERS FLASH LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA.
25 RICHARDS RYLAAN, AUCKLAND PARK 0083
JOHANNESBURG, GAUTENG 2001
SOUTH AFRICA,
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification. Please do not reply to this mailbox. Contact your claims agent
through his email contact above
E-MAIL: williams_alberton@hotmail.com
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