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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: homelandwinners@executivemail.co.za
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 19:36:56 +0200
Subject: Homeland Winner
FROM: THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD
DEPARTMENT ATTENTION: (REFERENCE NUMBER: ZMT-424ZA13-05 BATCH NUMBER:
71823LT-ZA6)
THIRD CATEGORY WINNER
After a successful completion of the third category draws of the HIPOPO
HOMELAND SWEEPSTAKES SPECIAL, held on 10TH NOVEMBER 2005, we are pleased to
inform you of the official announcement today that you have emerged one of
the winners of the UTHINGOLD CHAMPION SWEEPSTAKES SPECIAL PROGRAMS, which is
part of our promotional draws. Participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from 25,000 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 999-67-1105, with serial number
235-90 drew the lucky numbers 8, 12, 31, 44, 77, 40, (10), and consequently
won in the Third Category. You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay
out of US$1,900,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for third
category winners. This is from the total prize money of US$111,020,000.00
from which Fourteen international winners in the Third category will be
shared.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with ASHLOCK SECURITY SERVICES, insured in your
name. To avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you
keep this award strictly 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$2.3 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.BRIAN NDLOVO.
CHIEF CLAIMS MANAGER,
ASHLOCK SECURITIES LTD.
PHONE: +27 73 911 9321
EMAIL:brianndlovo@ashlocksecurities.com
for due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claims agent within
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: ZMT-424ZA13-05
BATCH NUMBER: 71823LT-ZA6
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
CYNDY DOWELLS MRS
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
UTHINGOLD SWEEPSTAKES SPECIAL.
236 RETAIL/OAK ROAD,
FERNDALE, JOHANNESBURG.
2194 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 HIPOPO
HOMELAND Trust,ASHLOCK Securities Ltd and members of their family as well as
South Africans of all ages are barred from this lottery.
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