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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: "jery sue" <jerysue@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 17:49:02 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION,YOU HAVE WON.
From the Desk of Lotto Manager
South African 2010 World Cup Bid lottery Award
Lottery Headquarters: 31, Briton Court Carlton
East Gate, Johannesburg
Republic of South Africa.
Batch: (13/26/DC36).
CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING:
We happily announce to you the draw of South African 2010 World cup Bid
Lottery Award International programs held in Zurich, Switzerland. Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number: (B9665 75604546 199) with! Serial
number (97560) drew the winning: (60/84/27/17/36), which subsequently on you
the lottery award in the 2nd category.
Your name has therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
US$2.000.000.00 (Two million United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
(KPC/9030108308/03). This is from a total cash prize of US$200.000.000.00
(Two Hundred Million Dollars), shared among the first 100 Hundred and lucky
winners in this category worldwide. Please note that your lucky winning
number falls within our lottery booklet representative office in South
Africa as indicate in the play coupon.
In view of this, your US$2.000.000.00 (Two Million United States Dollars)
would be released to you by our bank manager immediately he commences the
process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
Also your claim included with Free Flight ticket and Seven (7) Days Hotel
Reservation in one of the five star hotels.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draw system and extracted from over (100,000) companies and
individual emails address. The lottery program took place to promote South
Africa (2010 world Cup Award). For security reasons, you are advised to
keep your winning information confidential till your claims are processed
and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your
prize, This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming
and unwarranted Abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.
(PLEASED BE WARNED)
To file for your claim, please contact our Banking Manager immediately, you
read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund, his contact
information is as follows!
Name: Mr. RICHARD BALOYI
E-mail: richard_baloyi555@yahoo.com
Tel: +27-73-480-2520
Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 30 days of
this Notification. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
quote your Reference / Batch Numbers in any correspondences with us or our
designated Agent. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of
this program that has successfully won this competition.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Signed: President Nelson Mandela (Chairman)
Mollify OLIPHANT (President)
Albert MOKOENA: Chief Operations Officer
Danny JORDAAN: Chief Executive Officer
Yours Faithfully,
MR. Jerry Sue
Secretary
S.A.2010 world cup lottery.
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