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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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From: "Mr Michael Ryan" <notification@southafricaawardprogramme.com>
Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2005 09:36:33 +0000
Subject: YOU HAVE WON!!!
--Mr Michael RyanHeadquarters: 31, Brixton Court, Carlton,East Gate Johannesburg. AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION!!! Sir/Madam, The South African National Lottery is pleased to announce to you the draw of South African 2010 world cup bid lottery international award programs held in Zurich, Switzerland. Participants were randomly selected from World Wide Web site through computerised draw system and extracted from over (100,000 000) companies and individual emails addresses. The 2010 lottery programe is intended to promote South Africa's 2010 soccer world cup award. In the draw,your e-mail address attached to ticket number: ) with confers on you the lottery award in the 2nd category.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$1,000,000.00 (One Million United States dollars)in cash credited to file (KPC/9030108308/03).This is from a total cash prize of US$400,000,000.00,shared among the first 400 lucky winners in this category world-wide. Kindly note that your lucky winning number falls within our lottery booklet representative office in South Africa as indicated in the play coupon. In view of this, your US$1,000,000.00 (One Million United States dollars) would be released to you as soon as your acknowledgement or confirmation of this winning award is processed.Also your winning package in this category includes a free first round trip air ticket (to and fro Germany2006 world cup),and one month hotel reservation in one of the five star hotels.For security reasons,you are advised to keep your winning information confidential untill your claims are processed and your money remitted. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please proceed immediately,to file for your claim with our Award/Claims Manager for urgent release of your fund through the contact details below: Charles Lundi,Esq Tel: +27-72-553-7685 Email:claims_agent_prize@hotmail.com Please be informed that all winning awards designated to you must be claimed on or before 12 midnight Central African Time (C.A.T) 30th August 2005.Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result in disqualification of your claim.Contact our Award/Claims manager for confirmation and endeavour to quote your reference batch numbers in any correspondences with us. Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of this promotional lottery program. Sincerely, Mr.Michael Ryan. (S.A National Lottery Co-ordinator) Sign: Molefi Oliphant ( President ) Chief Operations Officer Albert Mokoena Chief Executive Officer Danny Jordaan.(CEO 2010 World Cup Bid)/SAFA
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