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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: "PATRICIA NKOMO" <zonal_info1@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: twala_alex1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 10:32:15 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS !!! YOU HAVE WON
FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS AWARD
DEPARTMENT,
Date: 19/09/2005,
Ref: 475061725,
Batch:7056490902/188,
Winning No: 2,9,22,23,24,30 Bonus Number 5
CONGRATULATIONS Sir/Madam,
We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 04 March
2005 from the Australian International
Lottery program.
Your name and your e-mail was attached to ticket number; 47061725
07056490902
serial number 7741137002. This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows
2,9,22,23,24,30 Bonus Number 5, which consequently won the lottery in
the
second category.
You hereby have been approved lump sum pay of US$1,950,000.00 (ONE
MILLION
NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS) in cash. credit
file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize of US$31,200,000.00
shared amongst sixteen lucky winners,
based on their category.
All participants were selected through a computer balloting system
drawn
form Nine hundred thousand names from Canada, Australia, United States,
Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our
international
promotions program which is conducted annually.
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by some multinational companies
as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the
communities
where they have operational base.
Further more your name falls within our Africa representative office in
Johannesburg, South Africa. As indicated in your play coupon and your
prize
of US$1,950,000.00 will be released to you from this regional branch
office
in Johannesburg. We hope with part of your prize, you will participate
in
our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent;
Name: MR.ALEX TWALA
Email: twala_alex1@yahoo.co.uk
Mobile: +27-737 470 693
Office Address: Old mutual Building, Henley Road
Auckland park Gauteng 7405
South Africa
Please quote your reference, batch and winning number, which can be
found
on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full names
and
address to help locate your file easily.
For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information
confidential
from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released
to
you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid dual claiming and
unwarranted
taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial
personnel.
Note, all winnings MUST be claimed with a specified date; otherwise all
funds will be returned as
Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity Congratulations once again
on your winnings!
Best Regards
PATRICIA NKOMO
(Co-ordinator)
N.B. Anybody under the age of 18 cannot participate in this programme
and
any breach of confidentiality on
the part of the winners will result to disqualification
Please do not reply to this mail. Contact your claim agent.
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