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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: "alb lottery" <alblotteryboard005@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 06:10:50 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS"_YOUR_LOTTERY_WINNING_NOTIFICATION
FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS AWARD DEPARTMENT,
Date: 23/11/2005,
Ref: 475061725,
Batch:7056490902/188,
Winning No: GB8701/LPRC
CONGRATULATIONS Sir/Madam,
We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 19th Nov 2005
from the Australian International Lottery program.
Your name was attached to ticket number; 47061725 07056490902 serial number
7741137002 19/11/2005 This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows
2,9,22,23,24,30 bonus number 5, which consequently won the lottery in the
second category.
You hereby have been approved lump sum pay of US$1000,000.00 (ONE MILLION
DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize
of US16, 000,000.00 shared amongst sixteen lucky winners, based on their
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 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 name falls within our representative office in South
Africa As indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US$1,000,000.00
will be released to you from this regional branch office in Johannesburg
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.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent;
Name: Mr. Alex Twala
Email: twala_alex00200@yahoo.com, alextwala@executivemail.co.za
Tel: +27-83-335-2231.
Fax: +27-11-484-7297.
Office Address:
Old Mutual Building,
Henley Road
AUCKLAND PARK Gauteng
South Africa
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; otherwise all
funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity
Congratulations once again on your winnings!
Best Regards
Susan Davies
(Co-ordinator)
N.B. Anybody under the age of 18 cannot participate in this programme and
any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification.
Please do not reply to this mail. Contact your claim agent.
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