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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: "south africa lotto" <southafricalotto20@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 08:36:59 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING
>From : South African world wide lottery Award 2004
Lottery Headquarters: 31, Brixon
Court Carlton East Gate
Your Batch No: ( 13/26/DC36.)
CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING
We happily announce to you the draw of world wide lotto info 2004
lottery Award International programs held in Zurich, Switzerland. Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number: ( B9665 75604546 199 ) with REF
NUB( 97560 ) drew the winning:(60/84/27/17/36), Batch No: ( 13/26/DC36.) ,
which subsequently on you thelottery award in the 2nd category. Your name
have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$( 850. 000 .00) (
Eight Hundred & Fifty United States Dollars) in cash credited to file (
KPC/9030108308/03 ).This is from
a total cash prize of US $( 1.700,000.00 ) Million dollars, shared
among the first 200 Hundred and lucky winners in this category world-wide.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our lottery booklet
representative office in South Africa as indicate in the play coupon.
In view of this, your US( $850.000.00 ) ( Eight Hundred & Fifty United
States Dollars ) would be released to you by our bank manager
immediately he commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds
as soon as you contact him. Also your claim included with free flight ticket
and one month hotel reservation in one of the five star hotel.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Website through
computer draw system and extracted from over (100,000,00) companies and
individual emails address.The lottery programe took place to promote south
africa(2010 world cup award,) For security reasons,
You are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your
claims are processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner
you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary
measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by
some unscrupulous elements.
( Please be warned. )
To file for your claim, please contact our agent/bank manager immediately,
you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund , his
contact information is as.!!!
Name: Prof Adams Harrision (Phd.)
Direct Line : (+27-731-330-969)
E-mail : prof_a_harrision@yahoo.com
Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 19TH
Dec.2005. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our
designated agent.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program
that has succesfully won this competition.
Thank you for being part of this promotional lottery program.
signed:
Ex. President Nelson Mandela ( chairman.)
Molefi OLIPHANT ( President )
Chief Operations Officer
Albert MOKOENA
Chief Executive Officer
Danny JORDAAN.
N.B/Call our bank manager for your cliam,
Thank you for your co-operation
Mr. M Mbali( Zonal Co-ordinator)
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