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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: rand.sweepstakes@pnetmail.co.za
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 19:52:07 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!
THIRD CATEGORY WINNER
After a successful completion of the third category draws
of the RAND INTRANET SWEEPSTAKES SPECIAL, held on 17TH JULY
2005, we are pleased to inform you of the official
announcement today that you have emerged one of the winners
of the RAND INTRANET SWEEPSTAKES SPECIAL PROGRAMS, which is
part of our promotional draws. Participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from 35,000
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 777-78-1105,
with serial number 234-90 drew the lucky numbers 8, 12, 31,
52, 38, 40, (9), and consequently won in the Third
Category. You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay
out of US$2,600,000.00
in cash, which is the winning payout for third category
winners. This is from the total prize money
ofUS$112,010,000.00 from which Fourteen international
winners in the Third category will be shared.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with OLDMUTUAL FINANCE AND
SECURITIES, insured in your name. To avoid mix up of
numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep
this award strictly confidential 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$1.0 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.CHARLES MBALI,
SENIOR CLAIMS EXECUTIVE,
OLDMUTUAL FINANCE AND SECURITIES LTD.
PHONE: +27 73 7523444
EMAIL: charlesmbali@sify.com
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: RIS-5892ZA13-09 BATCH NUMBER: 7901IT-A3
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you
for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
RAND INTRANET SWEEPSTAKES SPECIAL
789 KENT ROAD,ILLOVO
JOHANNESBURG.2167
SOUTH AFRICA.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification. Please do not
reply to this mail. Rather, contact your claims agent whose
credentials are listed above. All staff of Rand Intranet
Sweepstakes Special, Old mutual Finance And Securities and
members of their family as well as South Africans of all
ages are barred from this lottery.
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