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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: globalmegalottery5@webmail.co.za
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 14:04:15 +0200
Subject: +++CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
Dear Sir/Madam,
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement
today,25/04/2005, of winners of the Global Mega Lottery
South Africa/International Progamme,
held on 6TH/ 04/ 2005 as part of our promotional draws.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and
companies from Africa, America,
Asia,Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and NewZealand
as part of our electronic business PromotionsProgram.
You qualified for the draw as a result of you visiting
various websites we are running the e-business
promotions for.
You/Your Company, attached to ticket number 100-309-7482,
with serial number 513-10 drew the luckynumbers
2,9,22,23,24,30,+5 and consequently won in the Second
Category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$1,950,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for
Second category winners.
This is from the total prize money of US$13,650,000.00
shared among the Seven international winners in the Second
category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with the Global Mega Lottery
Finance and Company insured in your name. Due to the mix up
of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this
sectrely from public notice until your claim has been
processed and your money remitted to your account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this
program. We hope with a part of your prize, you will
participate in our mid year (2005) high stakes
US$1.3 billion International Lottery.To begin your claim,
please contact your claim agent immediately.
MR. BENSON MAKATE
Foreign Service Manager,
Universal Buildiing, 132 - 133 Park Hurst
Balfour - Unite 1440
Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001
South Africa
TEL:27-83-438-7583
FAX:27-11-507-6268
EMAIL:bensonmakate10@yahoo.com
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a
designated account of your choice.Remember, you must
contact your claim agent not later than 6-04-
2005. After this date, all funds will be returned as
unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your reference and
batch numbers provided below in every one of your
correspondences with your claims agent. REFERENCE NUMBER:
FLS-ZR39-825P-4,BATCH NUMBER: 74-263-BBN.
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you
for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
The Promotional Manager
Global Mega Lottery Pty Ltd
Universal Buildiing, 132 - 133 Park Hurst
Balfour - Unite 1440
Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification. Please do not
reply to this mail box. Contact your claims
agent through his email contact above.
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