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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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From: "SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTERY" <saf_lttry3@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:45:29 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING
2010 World Cup Award Program South Africa.From the desk of: Mrs. Linda NzamaNAME_____Mr. George Zumaaddress___ georgezumaa@webmail.co.za TEL:____ +27 72-148-7711 Fax;____+27-86-691-1809 CLAIMING AGENT(CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING)DEAR SIR /MADANWe happily announce to you the draw of South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award International programs held in Zurich, Switzerland. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9465 75604546 with! Serial number 97563 drew the winning: 60/84/27/17/46, which subsequently won you the lottery award in the 2nd category.Your name has therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$2,000.000.00 (Two million United States Dollars) in cash credited to file KPC/9030108308/05. This is from a total cash prize of US $ 30,000,000.00 (Thirty million United States dollars) shared among the first 15 lucky winners in this category worldwide.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$2,000.000.00(Two Million United States Dollars) would be released through the assistance of our agent in South Africa immediately he commences the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contacted him.All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000,00 companies and individual emails address. The lottery program took place to promote South Africa’s 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 you are advised to file for your claim immediately through our agent Call Dr.John Smith 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 notificationNAME_____Mr. George Zumaaddress___ georgezumaa@webmail.co.za TEL:____ +27 72-148-7711 Fax;____+27-86-691-1809 CLAIMING AGENTThanks and best regardMrs. Linda
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