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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27838673091 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • solowazi@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "WINNING PRIZE CLAIM AGENT" <wpca8@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:46:27 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION

 

INTERATIVE LOTTERY GAMES CONSULTING

Company Reg No: 2004/079414/23 

PHISICAL ADD: 30 BRIDGE ROAD, BRAMLEY VIEW, JOHANNESBURG 2090

POSTAL ADD: P O BOX 890075, LYNDHURST, JOHANNESBURG 2106 

 

ATTN:

 

IN CONJUNCTION WITH

 

SOUTH AFRICA 2010

WORLDCUP LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITEE

INTERACTIVE 2010 LOTTERY DRAW NOTICE

This is to inform you that the Interactive Lottery Game Consulting (ILGC) and the Local Organizing Commitee (LOC)  of the 2010 World Cup, here in South Africa, has held an Internet Raffle Draw, and your Email Address was among the 2000 Email Addresses that was picked by the computer during the Second Quarter Raffle Draw (FQRD).

 

We are therefore with great pleasure, to notify you that your Email Address once again, happened to come out top number (1) out of the 2000 Email Addresses, on the FINAL BALLOT DRAW, and this had made you the JACKPOT WINNER OF THE SUM OF

US$ 2,500,000.00 (TWO MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR)

 

Be aware that this Internet Raffle Draw (IRD) was organised by the Interactive Lottery Game Consulting (ILGC) and the Local Organizing Commitee (LOC)  of the 2010 World Cup, to create awareness for the world, as South Africa is finalizing their preparation for the hosting of the 2010 World Cup.

 

BELOW ARE YOUR WINNING DETAILS:

 

COMPUTER DRAW NUMBER: 177

EMAIL CODE NUMBER: TTYEEWSSE2211775643000

FINAL JACPOT NUMBER: 0001 
SN: 2010 / ILGC / LOC / ZA 

WINNING INSURANCE POLICY NUMBER: JJA23ZA

INSURANCE COMPANY: OLD MUTUAL INSURANCE SA

AMOUNT WON: US$ 2,500,000.00

 

 

                                 AGREEMENT:

 

IT IS NOW AGREED BY THE Interactive Lottery Game Consulting (ILGC) and the Local Organizing Commitee (LOC)  of the 2010 World Cup, THAT THE WINNING INFORMATIONS WRITTEN ABOVE ARE THE ORIGINAL WINNING INFORMATIONS AS WAS SELECTED BY THE COMPUTER THIS 1TH MAY OF MARCH 2006, AND IT HAS ALSO BEEN AGREED THAT THE WINNER WHOSE THESE WINNING INFORMATIONS HAS BEEN SENT TO, WILL BE PAID THE WINNING SUM OF US$ 2,500,000.00 WITHOUT FAIL.

 

Signed by:

Dr. Lukas Abel (Promotional Manager)

 

 

Note that this program is being sponsured by:

SOUTH AFRICAN ANGLO GOLD COMPANY

FIFA SUPPORT AFRICA

VODACOM SOUTH AFRICA.

 

                             

                                  Mr. Kuash Behler, Our First Quarter Winner of

                                  US$ 2,000,000.00 from Amsterdam, Holland 

                                                21st January 2005.

 

 

         

             Our Second Quarter Winner Mrs. Ali Fatima from Nepal receiving her winning cheque of US$1,900,000.00 also on the picture is her husband and friends rejoicing

with  them. April 18th 2005

               

Congratulations from all our staff and we also extend our thanks to the Sponsures for being part of our promotional program.

 

  VIVA SOUTH AFRICA! VIVA SPONSURES

         & VIVA THE WHOLE WORLD.

                              

    

                      

 

PRIZE CLAIMING INSTRUCTION:

 

To receive your prize, contact our Paying agent on the following Details:

 

Company: GLOBE FINANCE CORPORATION

Company Registration number: 1947/027670/07

Contact address: 27 NEWTON STR, NEWTON PARK, P.O BOX 7706 NEWTON, JOHANNESBURG RSA.

+27-838-673-091

       Email Address: solowazi@myway.com                     

Contact person: Mr. Solomon Wazi

Position:Director Trust Agent

Yours faithfully,
DR. ken wood

Confidentiality Note:
This e-mail contains information from international lottery (PLC), which is confidential and may also be privileged. This information is intended for the use of the individual or entity to whom this e-mail is addressed.
If you are not the intended recipient, kindly refrain from disclosing, copying, distributing, printing or otherwise utilising or otherwise acting in reliance on the contents of their e-mail as this is strictly prohibited.If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us and destroy the original message.

Thank you.

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