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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: "national lottery" <national_lotteryboard36@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 15:07:22 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!

EURO/AFRO/AMERICAN LOTTERY PROMOTION SWITZERLAND

FROM THE DESK OF:MR JOHNSON ANDERMANN.
TELE:00411234587012
FAX:00411267905316




Attention: Yash

CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING:


We happily announce to you the draw of South African 2010 World cup
Bid lottery Award International program held in Zurich, Switzerland. Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9665 75604546 321 with Serial
number 964760 drew the winning:23/14/37/17/26, which subsequently won you
the lottery award in the category (B). Your name has therefore been approved
to claim the sum total of US$2,000,000.00(Two million United States Dollars)
in cash credited to file KPC/9030108308/03. This is from a total cash prize
of
US$40,000,000.00 (Forty Million United States Dollars) shared amongst the
first 20 lucky winners in this category (B)
world-wide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our lottery
Booklet representative office in South Africa as indicated in the play
coupon.In view of this, your US$2,000,000.00 ( Two Million United States
Dollars ) would be released to you through the assistance of our CLAIM AGENT
in South Africa. He will commence the process to facilitate the release of
your funds as soon as you contact him. Also your claim includes a FREE
FLIGHT TICKET TO SOUTH AFRICA FOR THE 2010 WORLD CUP and ONE MONTH HOTEL
RESERVATION IN ONE OF THE FIVE STAR HOTELS IN SOUTH AFRICA .

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through
computer draw systems and extracted from over 100,000,000 companies and
individual email addresses. The Lottery Programme 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 claim is processed
and your money is remitted to you.This is part of our precautionary measures
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 Claim
Agent on the following information:

NAME:MR JESSICA HINES

TELEPHONE NUMBER:+27-83-429-9830

EMAIL ADDRESS:info_lotteryclaims3@yahoo.com

OFFICE ADDRESS:4TH FLOOR FIDELITY HOUSE BRYANSTON
JOHANNESBURG 2030, SOUTH AFRICA


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.

Yours sincerely,

MR JOHNSON ANDERMANN.
(NATIONAL CO-ORDINATOR)

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