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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: "lindi ngobe" <lindingobe4@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 12:50:33 +0200
Subject: Attention: Dear Mayank, CONGRATULATION.

FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS AWARD DEPARTMENT,

Date: 02/11/05,
Ref: 474061725/04,
Batch: 7056490902/188,
Winning No: GB8701/LPRC

CONGRATULATIONS
Dear Mayank,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on from the South
African International Lottery program.

Your name "email address" was attached to ticket number; 47061725
07056490902 serial number 7741137002 09/06/2004 This batch draws the lucky
numbers as follows 2-9-22-23-24-30 bonus number 5, which consequently won
the lottery in the Division Three.

You hereby have been approved lump sum pay of US$4.400.000.00.{FOUR MILLION
FOUR HENDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 474061725/04
from the total cash prize of US35, 000,000.00 shared amongst Eighty {80}
lucky winners, based on their category.

All participants "email address" 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, which is conducted annually.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by some multinational companies as
part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where
they have operational base.

Further more your "email address" falls within our South African
representative office in Johannesburg South Africa As indicated in your play
coupon and your prize of US$4.400.000.00.{ will be released to you from this
regional branch office in South Africa.

We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year
high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.

Please do contact:

MR.JOHNSON ALBERT
Phone: + 27-83-990-9915.
Email: nancywhang2003@yahoo.co.uk
GLOBAL LOTTERY ORGANISATION.
Mutual park Jan Smuts Drive
Pinelands, Gauteng. 7405.



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 dual claiming and unwarranted
taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.

Note, all winnings must be claimed with a specified date,15/11/2005;
otherwise YOUR PRIZE will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to
charity.

Congratulations once again on your winnings!

Best Regards

MRS. LINDI NGOBE.
(Co-ordinator

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