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Fraud email example:
From: david zimo <david_zimoo@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:16:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONGRATULATION You Have Won S.A 2010 Mega Million (US$1.5Million)
-------------------------------- SA MEGA-CROSSING --------------------------------
LOTTERY 2008
SPECIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION
Dear Winner
We are delighted to inform you of your prize 11th August 2008 from the International Lottery program held in SOUTH AFRICA by South African leading lottery organization (SA MEGA-CROSSING ). In appreciation for the 2010 World Cup that will held in South Africa.Your email address was attached on ticket number; 47061725 07056490902 serial number 7741137002.
It was not an individual lotto playing, but the computer itself picked out from all over the world. 2,000,000 email addresses was selected and picked from the Internet, so those email addresses of Participants that was selected and picked from the internet were again selected through a computer ballot system drawn from among the 2,000,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world, this is called the computer ballot.
THE PROGRAM WAS HELD BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN LEADING
LOTTERY ORGANIZATION,
This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42 bonus number 17, which consequently won the lottery in the second category. You hereby qualified as one of the winners and have been approved a lump sum pay of US$ 1,500,000.00 (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNHRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize of U$30, 000,000.00 shared among twenty lucky winners in this category.
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base and was Organised by MR. NELSON MANDELA. Further more; you have to note that this program is strongly behind FIFA SUPPORT AFRICAN TEAM, to create awareness for the coming 2010 world Cup, which is to be host by South Africa.
YOUR WINNING PRIZE WILL BE RELEASED FROM THIS REGIONAL BRANCH OFFICE IN JOHANNESBURG (MEGA LOTTERY).
We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our final year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE; simply contact our fiduciary agent, Dr. Dennis Clifford to file your claim;
(E-mail: agents_clifford@yahoo.co.uk)
With This Informations:
Your Full Name: ....................................................................
Your Address: ......................................................................
Phone & Fax Number: ..........................................................
Occupation: ...........................................................................
Country Of Origin: ................................................................
Marital Status: ....................................................................
Age: ........................................................................................
Winning Details: ..................................................................
Please quote your reference, batch and winning number and your winning amount, which can be found below; you are required to include your full address together with your email address to help locate your file easily.
REF NO: 475061725
BATCH NO: 7056490902/188
WINNING NO: 5-13-33-37-42 bonus number 17
AMOUNT: US$ 1,500,000.00
Mr. Kuash Behler, Our First second category Winner of
US$ 1,500,000.00 from Amsterdam, Holland
20th July 2008
THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT TO YOU FROM:
THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
HENRY ROBERTSON
MRS. RICKY ARSENAL.
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTION,
SA-MEGA-CROSSING LOTTERY.
For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming, Internet scams and unwarranted individuals taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.
Note that all winnings MUST be claimed before 26th Aug. 2008 ENDS; otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed.
Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
Kind Regards
HENRY ROBERTSON
PROMOTIONS MANAGER
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENTS IMMEDIATELY
Dr. Dennis Clifford
Tel: 27 736441888
E-MAIL: agents_clifford@yahoo.co.uk
PROCESSING MANAGER,
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
MEGA LOTTERY
UINVERSAL BUILDING, 132 ⠱33 PARK HURST
BALFOUR ⠕NIT 1440. JOHANNESBURG. 2001
GAUTENG
ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART
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