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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: martinvusi@webmail.co.za
Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2005 15:27:03 +0200
Subject: LUCKY WINNER
FROM: THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR, INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
ATTENTION: (REFERENCE NUMBER: PSK-291H79-24 BATCH
NUMBER: 502-QK62)
THIRD CATEGORY WINNER
After a successful completion of the third category
draws of the RANDGOLD SWEEPSTAKES SPECIAL, held on 4TH
MAY 2005, we are pleased to inform you of the official
announcement today that you have emerged one of the
winners of the RANDGOLD SWEEPSTAKES SPECIAL PROGRAMS,
which is part of our promotional draws. Participants
were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 48,000 names/email addresses of individuals and
companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia,
Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part
of our International Promotions Program.
You/Your company, attached to ticket number
914-37-8072, with serial number 710-40 drew the lucky
numbers 21, 39, 74, 24, 11, 62, (62), and consequently
won in the Third Category. You have therefore been
awarded a lump sum pay out of US$2.200,000.00 in cash,
which is the winning payout for third category
winners. This is from the total prize money of
US$109,010,000.00 from which eight international
winners in the Third category will be shared.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with RANDGOLD FINANCIAL
SERVICES, insured in your name. To avoid mix up of
numbers and names of any kind, we request that you
keep this award strictly from public notice until the
entire process of transferring your claims has been
completed, and your certified banker's Cheque sent to
you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants
of this program. We also wish to bring to your notice
our end of year (2005 high stakes where you stand a
chance of winning up to US$1.billion; we hope that
with a part of your prize you will participate. Please
contact your claims agent immediately, to begin your
claims process;
MR.MARTIN VUSI.
SENIOR CLAIMS EXECUTIVE,
RANDGOLD FINANCE INSURANCE LTD.
EMAIL:martinvusi@webmail.co.za.
For due processing and remittance of your prize money
to a designated
account of your choice. Remember, you must contact
your claims agent within a week of receiving this
mail.
NOTE: To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please remember to quote your reference and batch
numbers provided below in every one of your
correspondence with your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: PSK-291H79-24
BATCH NUMBER: 502-QK62
Congratulations once again from all our staff and
thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
RANDGOLD SWEEPSTAKES SPECIAL.
RANDGOLG COMPLEX,
SANDTON, JOHANNESBURG.
SOUTH AFRICA.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualify Frication. Please do
not reply to this mail. Rather, contact your claims
agent whose Credentials are listed above
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