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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447031943207 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +27734338823 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • worldcupagent_2010@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: FANA BALOYI <worldcupagent_2010@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 12:58:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: INFORMATION NEEDED


Attn: Reginhard Eichellich.


Your mail was received with regards, the authenticity of your winning has been confirmed by this office. Your are required to furnish this office with the under listed information to enable us proceed with the necessary documentation before the bank will release your winning sum.

For your name has been selected as one of the winners of our lottery award program. We hereby guarantee your payment via wire transfer, If ONLY , you will provide the correct information and all requirement needed for your winning claim. To effect your lottery prize claim to your bank account, you should send and reconfirm the below particulars for due process.

1. Your full Name and Physical Address.
2. Your serial number, your batch number and your ticket number.
3. Your contact details (phone and fax number) for easy communication.
4. Your Age and Occupation
5. Your drivers license or first two pages of your international passport to be sent through email attachment.
6. Amount won.

The details of your payment will be forwarded to you on the receipt of your reply and please do not disclose the details of your winning sum to any one until your winning sum get to your designated account to avoid dual claim.
These will enable this office to cross check from our central computers and make proper documentation for the final approvals / payment of your winning prize.

Regards,
Mr. Fana Baloyi
SOUTH AFRICA LOTTERY ORGANISATION





If you found that my English is not excellent, I am sorrowed but it is not my main language.

I might have already emailed you regarding a confidential matter. Would you please read the enclosed email and tell me whether things is in order? I am unclear of the next step to take.

Thank you.

Reginhard Eichellich

--- Forwarded email ---

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BRITISH-SOUTH AFRICA 2010 ONLINE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
OFFICE: 8-10 BRAMFORTEIN AVE PLOT: 328 JOHANNESBURG.REF NUMBER:B-SA/311OX=
I/07BATCH NUMBER:14/211/0374
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
=20
ATTENTION: DEAR WINNER
We are pleased to inform you that as a result of our recent lottery draws =
held on 7th September 2007.Your email address attached to ticket number 275=
22465896-532
with serial number 652-662 drew lucky number which conseq=
uently won 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of =A31 500 000. ON=
E MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS
Note: ALL participants in this lottery program have been selected randomly =
through a computer ballot system drawn from over 2 000 000 companies and 30=
000 000 individual email addresses from all search engines and web sites.=
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This Lottery Programme took place to promote the South African 2010 World C=
up hosting as announced by FIFA in Zurich Switzerland to be played in South=
Africa in 2010.=20
This lottery promotional program took place late last year to promote the S=
outh African 2010 World Cup hosting as announced by FIFA in Zurich Switzerl=
and and to be played in South Africa in 2010. Also the promotion is sponsor=
ed by Microsoft Inc Multi Choice African Union [AU] and other corperate b=
odies globally to creat aweness for the final soccer fiester slated in Sout=
h Africa come 2010. =20
For security purpose and clarity we advise that you keep your winning infor=
mations confidential until your claims have been processed and your money r=
emitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claim=
s and unwarranted abuse of this programe by some particitants.We look forwa=
rd to seeing you in our Rainbow Nation[South Africa come 2010].=20
=20
All winning must be claim not later than one month After the date of this n=
otice.Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications re=
member to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all corresponden=
ce. Furthermore should there be any change of addresses do inform our agent=
as soon as possible.Congratulations once more and thank you for being part=
of our promotional program.
To file for your claim please contact our fiduciary claim agent with the b=
elow details for your your prize.
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NAME :Mr.FANA BALOYI.
Email: worldcupagent_2010@yahoo.com=20
PHONE+27 73-4338-823
=20
Uk Agent: Mr Vincent Brown=20
PHONE:+44-7031943207
=20
CLAIM PROCESSING FORM:
1. full Name:2. Address:3. Nationality:4. Date of Birth:5. Occupation:6. Ph=
one: 7. Mobile: 8. Fax: 9. State of Origin:10.Country: 11.Sex:12.E-mail Add=
ress:
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.Yours Faithfully

Dr.Mrs. Dagmar Peggy
[PROMOTIONAL MANAGER].=20
=20
NOTE:YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE.

=20
=20
Copyright =A9 1996-2007 The British South African National Lottery Inc.All=
rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline=20
77635 476378 255667460.
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