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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: "Lottery Company" <lotteryinternational713@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 05:25:01 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS/ WINNING NOTIFICATION:
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONAL MANAGER INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT UNIVERSAL BUILDING 132-133 PARKHURST BALFOUR-UNITE 1440
JOHANESSBURG GAUTENG 2001
SOUTH AFRICA.
Dear Sir/Madam,
CONGRATULATIONS/ WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today the 16th december
2005, of winners of the Lottery South Africa/International Programmed, held
on 3rd September 2005 as part of our promotional draws.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
2,500,000 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.
You/Your Company, attached to ticket number 100-309-7482, with serial number
513-10 drew the lucky numbers 02,09,22,23,24,30,+5 and consequently won in
the Second Category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out
of US$1,950,000.00 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 ten international winners in the Second category.
Your fund is now deposited with the Global Mega Lottery Finance and Company
insured in your name. 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.
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 mid year (2005) high stakes US$1.3
billion International Lottery. To begin your claim, please contact your
claim agent immediately.
Mr. Riaan Louw
Telephone +27 73 373 7751
E-mail: riaanlouw1965@yahoo.com
Office, 23 Wellington Road,
Park town Johannesburg,
South Africa.
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claim agent not
later than 30th-12- 2005. After this date, all funds will be returned as
unclaimed.
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. REFERENCE NUMBER:
FLS-ZR39-825P-4, BATCH NUMBER: 74-263-BBN.
Finally, 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.
Sincerely,
MR. RICHARD BALOYI.
(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 his email contact above.
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