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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: "Harry Martins" <harrymartins@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 23:58:36 +0000
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION

South African lottery Award
Lottery Headquarters: 42, Botha Avenue,
Johannesburg.
Batch: 13/26/DC36

Attention: Managing Director


AWARD NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of South African international lottery
Award programs held in Zurich, Switzerland. This program was made possible
by the South African Lottery board by a random pool of names and E-mail
addresse of companies extracted from the internet database.Your Companies
E-mail address was attached to ticket number: B9665 75604546 199 with Serial
number 9756022 drew the winning: 60/84/27/17/36, which subsequently won the
lottery award in the 2nd category.

Your name have 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/9030108308/03. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within
our lottery booklet representative office in South Africa as indicated in
the played coupon.

In view of this, your US$2,000,000.00 (Two Million United States Dollars)
would be released to your company by our fund manager once you contact him
for accreditation and claiming of fund. All participants were selected
randomly from internet database world wide 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 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 our fund Manager
immediately(27-83-2068748)you read this message for quick and urgent release
of your fund , his contact information at:-

Name: Allan Bestman
Direct Line : + 27-83-2068748
E-mail : lottery-award@winning.com
Alternative Email: award-winners@mailbox.co.za


Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 30th days
from date. To avoid unnecessary delays and applications, 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 successfully 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 fund manager for accreditation and claiming of your fund.

Thank you for your co-operation
Mr.Harry Martins(Zonal Co-ordinator)

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