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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: megalottery@exclusivemail.co.za
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 12:32:37 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS CONGRATULATIONS CONGRATULATIONS
MASTER MEGA-MILLION
LOTTERY
You Have Just Won
US$ 2,000,000,00
(TWO MILLION, UNITED STATES DOLLAR)
Please Call Mr. Jonathan Morgan
Now
Phone Number
+27 72 320 3941
SPECIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION
.. BE NOTIFIED THAT ON MONDAY THE 23RDOF NOVEMBER 2005...
YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS SELECTED ON
THE COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL BALLOT SYSTEM DRAW, AS ONE OF THE WINNING EMAIL ADDRESS ON THE INTERNET COMPUTER LOTTERY DRAW.
THE PROGRAM WAS HELD BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN LEADING LOTTERY ORGANIZATION, KNOWN AS...
..MASTER MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY
THERE WAS A COMPUTER BALLOT WHICH QUALIFIED YOU AS ONE OF THE WINNER OF THE SUM OF
US$ 2,000,000,00
(TWO MILLION, UNITED STATES DOLLAR)
FOR MORE ENQUIRIES AND INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
(MR. JAMES CAMERON)
THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION
INFORMATION DEPARTMENT ON EMAIL ADDRESS:
(Info_megamillions@yahoo.com)
PLEASE NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF THE INTERNET LOTTERY SCAMS, WE COULD NOT EXPOSE YOUR WINNING DETAILS, SO THAT THE SCAMMERS COULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET YOUR WINNING INFORMATION.
FOR YOUR URGENT CLAIM...
Call Mr. Jonathan Morgan
Processing Director
COLLIER FINANCE AND MANANAGEMENT
Phone Number +27 72 320 3941
YOU SHOULD ALSO CONTACT...
...OUR INFORMATION DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY,
SO THAT THEY WILL FURNISH YOU WITH YOUR WINNING NUMBERS, LUCKY DRAW NUMBERS, INSURANCE NUMBERS, REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS, WHICH YOU WILL USE TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE.
YOU HAVE TO BE AWARE THAT
YOUR CLAIM AGENT IS
Mr. Jonathan Morgan
COLLIER FINANCE AND MANANAGEMENT
Phone: +27 72 320 3941
..WE WILL ALSO FURNISH YOU WITH THE FULL DETAILS OF YOUR CLAIM AGENT, EAGLE TREASURE SA, AS SOON AS YOU RESPOND BY CONTACTING OUR INFORMATION DEPARTMENT OR
CALLING MR. JONATHAN MORGAN
+27 72 320 3941
THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT TO YOU BY:
THE CHAIRMAN, LOTTERY ORGANIZER,
MR. FRED KHUMALO
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTION,
MASTER MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY.
6115 LILIAN ROAD, FORDSBURG, 2092
P O BOX 906171
MARSHALL TOWN 2107
Johannesburg, South Africa.
MASTER MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY
BRIEF WINNING INFORMATION:
There was a computer ballot that was organized by the MASTER MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY here in South Africa.It was not an individual lotto playing, but the computer itself picked out from all over the world. 1,000,000 email addresses was selected and picked from the Internet, so those email addresses of Participants that was selected and picked from the internet were again selected through a computer ballot system drawn from among the 1,000,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world, this is called the computer ballot. And 7 email addresses was finally picked out from among the total 1,000,000 email addresses, and out of those 7 email addresses, your email address won on the ballot. You have to note that this program is being sponsored by the FIFA SUPPORT AFRICAN TEAM, and NIKE official sponsor of SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL TEAM to create awareness for the coming 2010 world Cup, which is to be host by South Africa.
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