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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +27739841982 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +27865106833 (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.
  • premiersec@ananzi.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Lucky Winners Notification" <official.notification03@gmail.com>
Reply-To: premiersec@ananzi.co.za
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:31:39 +0200
Subject: ****South Africa 2010 Online World Cup Lottery**** CONGRATULATIONS!!!


[image: FIFA World Cup [logo]][image: G is Great South
Africans]<http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/destination/southafricafromatoz/letter=G/index.html>
[image:
National Communication Partnership] <http://www.imc.org.za/2010ncp>
>From the desk of: Mrs. Albertina Motsepe
Zonal Cordinator,
South Africa 2010 World Cup
Lottery Program


*
CONGRATULATIONS!!!*



We happily announce to you the draw of *South African 2010 World Cup Bid
lottery Award International programs* held in *Pretoria, South Africa* Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number: *DBA-9665 75604546 199* with
Serial number *ZA-97560* drew the winning numbers* 10/18/22/42/38/40*, which
subsequently won you the lottery award in the 5th category. No tickets were
sold for this lottery program and you must be careful not to reply to any
other email notification claiming to be from the Local organising committee
of South Africa 2010 Wordl Cup. Be warned as there are a lot of haox mails
going round!!!

*MODALITIES*

Your name have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of *US$500,000.00
(Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) *in cash credited to file
*SAL/4030408206/08.* This is from a total cash prize of US $ 30,000,000.00
(Thirty Million United States Dollars) shared among the lucky winners in
this category world-wide.
Please note that your lucky winning numbers fall within our lottery booklet
representative office in South Africa as indicated in the play coupon. In
view of this, your US$500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars Only) would be released to you through the assistance of our agent
in Asia immediately he commences the process to facilitate the release of
your funds as soon as you contact him.

*SYSTEM OF SELECTION*

Note that all participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site
through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000,00 companies
and individual email address. The lottery program took place to promote
South Africa's 2010 world cup award.

*SECURITY*

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.

*CONTACTS*

Please you are advised to file for your claim immediately through our agent
as clearly specified below:
Agent:

*Dr. Michael Monosi*
*Premier Securities (Pty) Ltd.
email: **premiersec@ananzi.co.za* <premiersec@ananzi.co.za>
*Telephone number: +27-73-984-1982
Fax: +27-86-510-6833*


Contact the agent immediately you receive this message because you stand a
risk of loosing the prize if you fail to start processing your claim within
30 days from the day you received this notification.
Yours sincerely,

*Mrs. Albertina Motsepe (Zonal coordinator) *


*AGE RESTRICTION*: You must be over 16 years to file for claims
*


FIFA PARTNERS*

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[image: Emirates]<http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/partners/index.html>
[image: Hyundai]<http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/partners/index.html>
[image: Sony]<http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/partners/index.html>
[image: Visa]<http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/partners/index.html>

FIFA World Cup™ Sponsors

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- [image: Continental]<http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/partners/index.html>
- [image: McDonald's]<http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/partners/index.html>
- [image: MTN]<http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/partners/index.html>
- [image: Satyam]<http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/partners/index.html>

National Supporters

- [image: FNB]<http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/partners/index.html>
- [image: Telkom]<http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/partners/index.html>





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