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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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From: "Mega Lottery-promotion" <mmgm01dd@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:56:29 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOUR ARE A PRIZE WINNER
THE PROMOTIONAL MEGA INTERNATIONAL PRIZEAWARD DEPARTMENT - LONDON, UK AFFILIATE UNIVERSAL BUILDING, 132-133,PARKHURST BALFOUR- UNITE 1440 JOHANESSBURG GAUTENG 2001 SOUTH AFRICA.
Dear Winner,
CONGRATULATIONS/ WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you that you have been randomly chosen among other thousands of winners of the Lottery South Africa/International Program held as part of the Mega promotional draws.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 22,500,000 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.
Your claiming Reference Number: IMP/73253ZA/2005 and Batch numbers: 642376/ZA/2005 consequently won in the Second Category of draw and you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$930,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of US$13,650,000.00 shared among the total winners in the Second category.
Your fund is now deposited with the Mega Lottery Finance and Company insured in your name and will be further transfer via bank to bank with of the accredited banks here. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this secretly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account in your country.
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 first year (2006) high stakes US$1.3 billion International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent immediately with the details below:
Mr. Langa ZitaTelephone +27 73 916 8355
E-mail: langazita11@yahoo.com
Office, 23 Wellington Road, Park town
Johannesburg, South Africa.
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, your telephone and fax numbers are very necessary for easier communication.
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN!!!
MRS. MONICA STEVESON.
(The Promotional Manager)
Note: 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 the contact stated above.
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