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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: "smith tambo" <smith1tambo@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:38:35 +0200
Subject: Congratulations you have won!! (South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award
From:Mr.SMITH TAMBO
South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award
Lottery Headquarters: 31, Brixon
Court Carlton East Gate,
Johannesburg South Africa.
WINNING NOTIFICATION
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 and Batch no: 13/26/DC36 drew the Ref No: 60/84/27/17/36, which
subsequently on you the lottery award in the 2nd category.
Your name have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of (
€850.000.00) Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros in cash credited to File
KPC/9030108308/03.This is from a total cash prize of Three Hundred Million
Euros ( €300,000,000.00) shared among the first 450 lucky winners in this
category world-wide. Please 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 €850.000.00 (Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros)
would be released to you by our Claim Manager.
As soon as you cantact him, he will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds.
Participants were selected through a referral program and winners were
picked by a computer ballot system drawn form 100,000,00 companies and
individuals names from World Wide Web site Australia, New Zealand, America,
Asia, Europe,Africa and North America. The lottery programe is to promote
South African 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.
To file for your claim, please contact our Claiming Manager immediately
(+27-83-7654-054 )
DR.PIUS JOHNSON
(Claims Manager)
Phone:+27-83-7654-054
Email: pius200johnson@yahoo.com
Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 20th
December. 2005. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.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 succesfully won this competition.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
signed:
Nelson Black (chairman)
Molefi OLIPHANT (President)
Chief Operations Officer:Albert MOKOENA
Chief Executive Officer:Danny JORDAAN
N.B Call our Claiming manager for your cliam, do not miss this
oppotunity.Also you are automatically disqualified if you are below 18 years
of age.
Thank you for your co-operation
SMITH TAMBO (Zonal Co-ordinator)
_________________________________________________________________
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