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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: bg_573_346@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 10:12:11 +0200
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF YOUR LOTTO WINNING AWARD'
Excerpt from original message:
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, J.BONGANI
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PRIZE RELEASE CENTRE WINNING
ANNOUNCED TODAY.
Ref: 475061725 Batch: 7056490902/188
CONGRATULATIONS
We are delighted to inform you of your prize release from the Australian International Lottery program. Your name was attached to ticket number; 47061725 07056490902 serial number 7741137002 . 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 ourinternational 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, MR.SAM JOE.
EMAIL ADDRESS: samjoe@webmail.co.za
)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 AUGUST 2005;otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity.
Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
Kind Regards
J.BONGANI
PROMOTIONS MANAGER
CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT
MR.SAM JOE
EMAIL CONTACT: samjoe@webmail.co.za
PHONE NO :+27 83 9470181
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.
YOU ARE ADVICE TO CALL YOUR CLAIMING AGENT FIRST ON PHONE MR SAM JOE, ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION .
ALSO FORWARD YOUR WINNING NUMBERS,YOUR FULL NAME,YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS AND YOUR FULL ADDRESS.
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