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Fraud email example:
From: cafsafa lottery <caf2010safa_32@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:27:22 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING
South African 2010 World cup lottery Headquarters: 31, Brixon RD Calton Building RM 108, Johannesburg,South Africa Batch: ( 13/26/DC36.) CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING: We happily announce to you the draw of South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award International programs held in Johanessburg South Africa. Your e-mail address attached to reference number: (B9665 75604546 199) with ! Serial number (97560)Drew the winning NO:SA/238456/2010 and Insurance number (KISCS433/2010SNLP/2007) which subsequently on you the lottery award in the 2nd category. Your name have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$1,000.000.00 (ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) in cash credited to file Number (KPC/9030108308/03). This is from a total cash prize of ($4,000.000.00)shared among the first four lucky winners in this category world-wide. 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 U.S $1,000.000.00(ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) would be released to you by our accredited bank immediately they commence the process to facilitate the release of your winning fund. Also your claim include with free flight ticket and one month hotel reservation in one of the five star hotel here in South Africa during the world cup event. 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 programe took place to promote south africa (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 be warned) To file for your claim, please contact your claim agent immediately, you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund, his conatct information is as follows, Name:Dr.Bongani Williams Direct Line : (+27-83-348-7220) Direct fax line(+27-86-631-2886)E-mail :bonganiwilliams@yahoo.com or bonganiwilliams@executivemail.co.za
Provide him with the information below:
1.Name:............................................2.Address:.........................................3.Marital Status:..................................4.Occupation:......................................5.Age:.............................................6.Sex:.............................................7.Nationality:.....................................8.Residence:....................................... 9.Telephone Number:................................10.Fax Number:.....................................11.Winning Number:.................................12.Ref. Number:....................................13.Serial Number:..................................14.Amount Won:.....................................15.Batch Number:..................................
Please be informed that all winning Prize must be claimed on or before 30 days of this notification. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference /batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that has succesfully won this competition. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program. Signed: President Nelson Mandela (chairman) Molefi OLIPHANT (President) Chief Operations Officer Albert MOKOENA Chief Executive Officer Danny JORDAAN. N.B/Call our fiduciary agent for your claim, do not miss this oppotunity. Thank you for your co-operation (Zonal Co-ordinator) Robert Mboma Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program.Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
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