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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: randintranet@pnetmail.co.za
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 11:56:53 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS
FROM: THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR, INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARDDEPARTMENT.
ATTENTION: (REFERENCE NUMBER: RIS-5892ZA13-09BATCH
NUMBER: 7901IT-ZA3) THIRD CATEGORY WINNER.
Dear Sir/Madam,
After a successful completion of the third category draws of the RAND INTRANET SWEEPSTAKES SPECIAL, held on 1st AUGUST 2005, we are pleased to inform you of the official announcement today that you have emerge done of the winners of the RAND INTRANET SWEEPSTAKES SPECIAL PROGRAMS, which is part of our promotional draws. Participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from 35,000 names/email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part of
our International Promotions Program. You/Your company, attached to ticket number 777-78-1105, with serial number 234-90 drew the lucky
numbers 8, 12, 31, 52, 38, 40, (9), and consequently won in the Third
Category. You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out ofUS$2.6,000,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for third category winners. This is from the total prize money ofUS$112,010,000.00from which fourteen international winners in the
Third category will be shared.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with OLD MUTUAL FINANCE AND SECURITIES,
insured in your name. To avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind,
we request that you keep this award strictly confidential from public
notice until the entire process of transferring your claims has been
completed, and your certified banker's Cheque sent to you. This is part
of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts
by participants of this program. We also wish to bring to your notice
our end of year (2005) high stakes where you stand a chance of winning
up to US$1.0 billion; we hope that with a part of your prize you will
participate. Please contact your claims agent immediately, to begin your claims process;
MR.STEVE ZUMALO
SENIOR CLAIMS EXECUTIVE
OLDMUTUAL FINANCE AND SECURITIESLTD.
EMAIL:steve_zumalo@inbox.com
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claims agent
with in a week of receiving this mail. NOTE: To avoid unnecessary
delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and
batch numbers provided below in every one of your correspondence with
your claims agent. REFERENCE NUMBER: RIS-5892ZA13-09 BATCH NUMBER: 7901IT-ZA3Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
NKHOSI PETERS
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR
RAND INTRANET SWEEPSTAKES SPECIAL
789KENT ROAD, ILLOVO
JOHANNESBURG.2167
SOUTH AFRICA.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail. Rather,
contact your claims agent whose credentials are listed above. All staff
of Rand Intranet Sweepstakes Special, Old mutual Finance And Securities
and members of their family as well as South Africans of all ages are
barred from this lottery
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