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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: rsagloballottery2005@webmail.co.za
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 22:35:57 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU WIN OUR DRAW LOTTERY CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT!!!

RSA GLOBAL PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY
Norwood Grant Avenue No_43,
Email:rsagloballotterysa@webmail.co.za
Tel:011 672 987 234{ext5}
South Africa Johannesburg.


RE:FINAL NOTICE OF AWARD NOTIFICATION
We wish to inform you of our e_business computer lottery draws.We declare
you as one of the winners of the RSA-GLOBAL LOTTERY SOUTH
AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS.Yourself attached to ticket number
632-00076-2435-133, with serial number 771-09 drew the lucky numbers
27-77-889926, and consequently won the lottery possibly because our
computer shows you have visited so many companies we`re running the
E-business for.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of RANDS
6,000,000.00{6mRands}in United State Dollar One Million United State
Dollar{1MUSD$} in cash credited to file REF NO:SAR/23457677/2005.This is
from total prize money of RANDS 102,000,00! 0.00 shared among the
seventeen international winners in this category.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 17,000 names from
Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe and Middle East and Asia as part
of our International Promotions Program, which is conducted monthly.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now available for claim. However due to the mix up of some
numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public
notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your
account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this promotion.

We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our mid year
high stakes ZAR100, 000,000 Million International Lottery.To begin your
claim,please contact your claim agent and sent to him with your secret pin
code Kxa9v2005 and your reference number BWBI:35431656003/72.
You are also advised to provi! de to him with these informations listed
below:
A. Name in full
B. Address
C. Nationality
D. Age
E. Occupation
F. Phone/Fax
Contact him on this specified Contact Details For due processing and
remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice.
Mr Thobile Mbali,
Market Street ,
Carlton Centre House,
No_43.
South Africa Johannesburg.
Tel:+27 73 938 2626.
Email: agentthobile@webmail.co.za Or agentthobile2005@webmail.co.za
Alternative Email:agentthobile@yahoo.fr OR agentthobile2005@yahoo.ie

This Lottery is approved by the South Africa Gaming Board (ISAGR } and is
also supported by F餩ration Internationale de Football Association{FIFA
SUPPORT}as South Africa Host the 2010 World Cup R.S.A promotion lotterty
goes international.

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than Two Weeks after
notice. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please
remember to quote your reference and secret pin code numbers in every one
of your correspondences with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any
change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claim is 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.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of
our promotions program.
Sincerely,
Ms Pel Nthabise

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