Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
South African 2010 World Cup Bid Lottery (2006)
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From: safaproject@galmail.co.za
Date: Sep 9, 2001 5:52 AM
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
MRS.LEE VAN DER MERWE.
EUROPEAN/UK/S.A.UNION INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS
BID SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY
AWARD DEPARTMENT.UNITED KINGDOM/SOUTH AFRICA
(Customer Services)
Ref: FER/4690/6103/24
Batch:245-379-482
Winning No:2-9-22-23-24-30
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily annouce to you the draw of South African 2010 World Cup Bid Lottery Award International programs held in U.K your “email address” was attached to ticket number; 12324277 serial number 6663817262 This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows -9-22-23-24-30 bonus number 2, which consequently won the lottery in the second category.
You hereby have been approved lump sum pay of £2,000,000.00 (TWO MILLION POUNDS) file Ref: FER/8309/1209/26 from the total cash prize of 18,000,000.00 shared amongst ten lucky winners based on their category.
All participants “email address” were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand names from Canada, Australia, United States,Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually.
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by some multinational companies as including Bill Gate, and some other EU governmental personalities part of their social responsibility to promote South Africans 2010 world cup award. the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.
To process your claims you are hereby advice to contact the Claim Agent immediatly with this information:
NAME:…………………………….
ADDRESS:………………………….
NATIONALITY:………………………
SEX:……………………………..
AGE:……………………………..
PHONE/MOBILE:……………………..
FAX:……………………………..
OCCUPATION:……………………….
COMPANY:………………………….
BATCH/WINNING NUMNBER:……………..
The lottery program took place to promote South Africans 2010 world cup award.
Please you are advised to file for your claim immediately through our Agent in South Africa MR. JOHNSON MOKOENA to remit your winning fund to your account. Call him on the phone immediately you received this message because you stand a risk of loosing the prize if you fail to claim within a month from the day you received this notification.
His contact details are as follows…
CLAIM AGENT NAME: MR. JOHNSON MOKOENA
Email: apex_agent_southafrica@yahoo.com
TELEPHONE: +27-78-3030-229
Call him on the phone immediately you recieve this mail.
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 dual claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.
Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
Best Regards
MRS.LEE VAN DER MERWE.
Co-coordinator
EUROPEAN.UK .SOUTH AFRICAN UNION INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS.
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