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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: sa london <sa_program20@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <agentinfosa@katamail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 22:38:48 +0200
Subject: FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:
SOUTH AFRICAN WORLDCUP
(2010 BID)
National Lotteries Board BROOKLYN SQUARE0075, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA PO BOX 1556 Phone: +27-836-888-027Email:agentinfosa@katamail.com
Dear Lucky Winner,
Ref: SA/9420X2/62Batch: 074/05/ZY367
BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION.
We are pleased to notify you about the draw of the South African 2010 world cup Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program. Your Email address were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from a pool of over 250,000 names of distinguished professionals drawn from
Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, parts of Africa, and North & South America
as part of our international promotions programme to encourage the South African 2010 world cup bid. Since most people are not able to purchase tickets. Note that you did not play this lottery but your e-mail address was selected randomly and attached your e-mail address to drew the lucky numbers: 3 35 39 42 44 48 (Bonus 41) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 6.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $2,000,000.00( two million dollars ) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
Your prize award has been insured and is ready for claims. To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously call our accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners within a period of 28 days (date of this email inclusive) for the processing of your winning and remittance to your winning prize into your designated bank account after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed.
Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period may be forfeited to the pool without further notice.Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented below sending the batch and reference numbers and these information's below for quick verifications and release of funds. Between the hours of 8.00am - 7.30pm on Monday through Sunday
Claims UnitSouth Africa Lottery FiduciaryContact Person: Mr. Henry Makothi
Phone: 27-836-888-027
Email:agentinfosa@katamail.com
Dear Winner,
We need your particulars for record purposes. Attached here is a copy of our verifications forms, please fill accordingly and submit it to your claims agent so as to proceed with your winnings.
1. FULL NAMES:____________
2. DATE OF BIRTH_______________
3. SEX: _________________________
4. MARITAL STATUS: ________________
5. CONTACT ADDRESS: ___________________
6.COUNTRY: &nb
7. TELEPHONE NUMBER: ___________________
8. OCCUPATION: _________________________________
9. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF
COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL: _________________________________
10. WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS: ______________________
11. WINNING NUMBER: _______________________________________
12. REF NUMBER:
13. BATCH NUMBER:
14. AMOUNT WON:
15. PASSPORT COPY PAGE 1-3
Upon receipt of the duly requested data, our agent will verify your details and give you the directives to claim your winning prize.
Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measures to avoid double claim and unwarranted abuse of this program. Any lottery double claim detected by our monitoring committee will lead to the South Africa national lottery canceling the winnings. Making a loss for both the real winner, and the fake (intended) claimer.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
At your disposal, we remain,
Very Truly Yours
Mr. Joe Foster Chairperson
Online Coordinator for the National Lottery
SA NATIONAL LOTTERYCOPYRIGHT © 2007 ALL RIGHT RESERVED
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