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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: lotto_wnners@yahoo.ca
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 12:19:11 -0800
Subject: ......CONGRATULATIONS..........
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
DEAR: SIR / MADAM,
FINAL NOTICE OF AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 27th May.
2005, of winners of the PROMOTERS FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY SOUTH
AFRICA / INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, held on 30TH MARCH 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 New Zealand as part of our electronic business
Promotions Program.
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 lucky numbers
2, 5, 9, 22, 23, 24, 30 and consequently won in the
Second Category. You have therefore been approved for lump sum
pay out of US$10,300,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout
for Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of
US$72,100,000.00 (Seventy-two million one hundred thousand united
state dollars) shared among the Seven international winners in the
Second category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with the STALLION SECURITY & FINANCE
COMPANY (P.T.Y) LTD. insured in your name. Due to the mix up of
some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly
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.ADAMS NDAMA.
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
STALLION SECURITY & FINANCE COMPANY (P.T.Y) LTD.
50 SIVEWRIGHT AVENUE
DOORNFONTEIN, JHB
PO BOX 16638
TEL: +27-83-894-6787
FAX: +27-73-396-7181
E-MAIL: adams_ndama@hotmail.com
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a
designated account of your choice.
Remember that you must contact your claim agent not later than
10th JUNE 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 PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
PROMOTERS FLASH LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA.
25 RICHARDS RYLAAN, AUCKLAND PARK 0083
JOHANNESBURG, GAUTENG 2001
SOUTH AFRICA,
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mailbox.
Contact your claims agent through his email contact above
E-MAIL: adams_ndama@hotmail.com
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