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Fraud email example:
From: lottprom2010@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2006 15:21:24 +0200
Subject: 2010 world cup
FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,MR.ADAM KARABO.EUROPEAN/UK/S.A.UNION
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS BID SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY AWARD DEPARTMENT.
UNITED KINGDOM/SOUTH AFRICA (Customer Services)
Ref: FER/4690/6103/24
Batch:245-379-482
Winning No:2-9-22-23-24-30
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily annouce to you the draw of South African 2010 World Cup Bid Lottery Award
International programs held in U.K your "email address" was attached to ticket
number; 12324277 serial number 6663817262 This batch draws thelucky numbers as
follows -9-22-23-24-30 bonus number 2, which consequentlywon the lottery in the
second category.
You hereby have been approved lump sum pay of £700,000.00 (SEVEN HUNDRED THUOSAND
POUNDS) file Ref: FER/8309/1209/26 from the total cash prize of 22,000,000.00
shared amongst threty five lucky winners based on their category.
All participants "email address" were selected through a computer balloting system
drawn from 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 including
Bill Gate, and some other EU governmental personalities part of their social
responsibility to promote South Africans 2010 world cup award. the citizens in the
communities where they have operational base.
To process your claims you are hereby advice to contact the Claim Agent immediatly
with this information:
NAME:..................................
ADDRESS:...............................
NATIONALITY:...........................
SEX:...................................
AGE:...................................
PHONE/MOBILE:..........................
FAX:...................................
OCCUPATION:............................
COMPANY:...............................
BATCH/WINNING NUMNBER:............................................
The lottery program took place to promote South Africans 2010 world cup award.
Please you are advised to file for your claim immediately through our Agent in
South Africa JAMES BECKER to remit your winning fund to your account. Call him on
the phone immediately you received this message because you stand a risk of loosing
the prize if you fail to claim within a month from the day you received this
notification.
His contact details are as follows...
NAME: JAMES BECKER
(CLAIM AGENT).
Email: jwb_20062000@yahoo.co.uk
TEL: +27-76-97-88-991.
Call him on the phone immediately you recieve this mail.
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.
Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
Best Regards
MARIA STEVE
Co-coordinator
EUROPEAN.UK .SOUTH AFRICAN UNION INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS.
Yours faithfully,
MARIA STEVE.
Online coordinator
EUROPEAN/UK/S.A UNION INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS,
Open 7 days 7am-7pm.
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