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"BAFANA ELECTRONIC LOTTERY / PRIME FINANCE & SECURITY COMPANY LIMITED" is a fake lottery run by a gang in South Africa. The criminals try to get victims to wire US$ 1,090 to South Africa by MoneyGram wire transfer.

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Initial bulk mail "winning notification":

From: <Mrs.Mary De Wet:Awards Manager>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, 25 March, 2005 18:52
Subject: +++FINAL AWARD NOTIFICATION(Congratulations you have won)+++

FROM:THE DESK OF THE AWARDS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
BAFANA ELECTRONIC LOTTERY. 
SOUTH AFRICA 

Dear sir/madam,

Notification of your prize winning:
We are pleased to inform you from BAFANA ELECTRONIC
LOTTERY. of the announcement today,friday the 25th of March
2005 as one of the lucky winners of The BAFANA ELECTRONIC
LOTTERY draws,held yesterday,wednesday the 24th March,2005 as part of 
Our e-business Easter bonanza/promotional excercise 

Participants in the draws were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 e-mail
addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia,
Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New
Zealand as part of our electronic business Promotions
Program.You qualified for the draw as a result of you visiting
various websites we are running the
Electronic-business promotions for.
You/Your Company e-mail address, attached with
REFERENCE NUMBER: SEL-PD23-711W-9 BATCH NUMBER:
79-124-WAN with serial number 215-18 drew the lucky numbers 12, 19, 27, 30,
34, 52, 89, and consequently won our 2005 easter lottery draw.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
out of US$1,200,000.00 in cash, which is the winning
payout for First category winners. This is from the total
prize money of US$8,400,000.00 shared among the seven winners in the
First category.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Your winnings is to be claimed from our paying
Agents. (Prime Finance & Security Company Limited)As we have
deposited your prize with them. Due to the mixup that may arise from
emails of winners and numbers we ask that you keep this award strictly
from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money
remitted to you.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unscrupulous acts by the public.
We hope with a part of your prize, you will
participate in our high stakes US$1.1 billion International Mid YearLottery.

To begin your claim,contact our claims agent/paying company.

MR.CHARLES TREVOR
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER
PRIME FINANCE & SECURITY COMPANY LIMITED.
#16,ABLAG SENTRUM
112 KOTZE STREET
RANDBURG 2001
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
EMAIL:[email protected]
PHONE:277 3659 7560

For due processing and remittance of your prize money,
you must contact your claim agent on or before the
5th of April,2005.After this date, all funds
will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your reference
and batch numbers provided below in every one of your
correspondences with your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: SEL-PD23-711W-9
BATCH NUMBER: 79-124-WAN

Also to begin your Claim,send to your claims agent the
following information.
1) BATCH AND REFFERENCE NUMBERS
2) FULL NAMES
3) MAILING ADDRESS
4) PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
5) AGE
6) AMOUNT WON. 
7)NATIONALITY
8) A SCANED COPY OF NATIONAL IDENTITY DOCUMENT OR DL 
NUMBER

Congratulations once again from all our staff.
Sincerely,
Mrs.Mary De Wet
Awards Manager,
Bafana electronic lottery 
South Africa.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification this is to avoid attempts
of double claiming by unscrupulous members of the public.
Do not reply to this mail box ensure to contact your claims
agent immediately either by email or telephone as stated above.

Mail from "Prime Finance&Security Company Limited"

Attention:Firstname Lastname, 

This is in response to your mail as regards your prize
claim deposited with us by Bafana Electronic lottery South Africa.
Prime Finance&Security Company Limited is pleased to inform you 
that, after our verification as regards your email to us,
your prize claim was certified true. Thus entitling you to
the sum of $1.2m(one million two hundred thousand
united states dollars)from bafana electronic lottery 
South Africa which is to be remitted to you as the lucky
winner with batch number; 79-124-WAN and reference
number: SEL-PD23-711W-9. 

You are hereby required to make travel arrangements to claim 
your prize personally here in South Africa at our address below
before the expiration of the claims deadline.

Prime Finance&Security Company Ltd.
16,ablag Centrum
112-kotz street
Randburg.

Kindly notify us of your traveling arrangement so that one 
of the company drivers can be assigned to pick you from the 
Jan Smuth International airport Johannesburg, South Africa.
You are expected to be here on or before 2.pm 8th of April,2005.
Which is the award ceremony day. You are to come along with 
a copy of the letter of notification from the lottery company 
as well as an identification document e.g. drivers license 
or national i.d. 

In the event of you not being able to come personally,
ensure to notify us so that we can make an alternative
arrangement to send your prize to you. 

Always at your service,
Mr. Charles Trevor.
Foreign Service Manager,
Prime Finance&Security Company Limited
Phone: 27-736 597 560
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Message headers:

From: prime finence 
X-Originating-IP: [198.54.202.218]
To: emailaddress
Subject: PRIZE AWARD CONFIRMATION.
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 14:50:17 -0500

ATTENTION:FIRSTNAME LASTNAME, 

THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO YOUR LAST CORRESPONDENCE AS REGARDS YOUR 
PRIZE CLAIM,SINCE YOU SHALL NOT BE ABLE TO COME PERSONALY TO SIGN 
ACROSS THE COUNTER FOR YOUR PRIZE,THEN THE COMPANY ATTORNEY WILL 
ENDORSE THE NECCESSARY DOCUMENTS ON YOUR BEHALF SO THAT YOUR PRIZE 
CAN BE DELIVERED TO YOU BY DIPLOMATIC COURIER EXPRESS SERVICE.

IN THIS CASE, YOU WOULD HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THE CHARGES BELOW TO 
ENABLE THE COMPANY ATTORNEY COMPLETE YOUR PRIZE CLAIM PROCESS 
ON YOUR BEHALF BEFORE THE DEADLINE DATE.

1) NOTARIZATION/ATTORNEY FEE; = 230.00
2) INSURANCE/COURIER CHARGES; = 860.00

TOTAL; =USD$1,090.00


THE PROCESSING FEE ABOVE SHOULD BE REMITTED TO THIS OFFICE BEFORE 
THE DEADLINE DATE BECAUSE THE COMPANY ATTORNEY REPRESENTING YOU 
SHALL BE MAKING CASH PAYMENT ON YOUR BEHALF AT THE RESPECTIVE COST 
CENTRES(HIGH COURT AND INSURANCE/COURIER OFFICE) 
FOR THE ACTIONING OF YOUR PRIZE TRANSFER.

N.B.
FOR YOUR PROOF OF PRIZE AWARD,ATTACHED IS YOUR PRIZE AWARD 
CERTIFICATE THE HARD COVER COPY(ORIGINAL WILL BE DELIVERED 
ALONGSIDE YOUR PRIZE CHEQUE).KINDLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT 
OF THIS MESSAGE.

ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE,
MR.KEN MOTENE.

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WHOIS details for sending network (IP 198.54.202.218):

     netname:      SAIX-CACHE
     inetnum:      198.54.202.0 - 198.54.202.255
     netname:      SAIX-CACHE
     descr:        Telkom SA Ltd.
     descr:        Soekor Building
     descr:        151 Frans Conradie Ave
     descr:        Parow
     descr:        Western Cape
     descr:        7500
     country:      ZA
     admin-c:      PB455-AFRINIC
     tech-c:       PB455-AFRINIC
     status:       ASSIGNED PA
     mnt-by:       TF-198-54-MNT
     mnt-lower:    TF-198-54-MNT
     changed:      [email protected] 20020329
     changed:      [email protected] 20020329
     changed:      [email protected] 20050221
     source:       AFRINIC
     
     person:       Pieter Bezuidenhout
     address:      Telkom SA Ltd SAIX
     address:      151 Frans Conradie Ave
     address:      Parow
     address:      Western Cape
     address:      7500
     address:      ZA
     phone:        +1 111 1111111
     fax-no:       +2721 9302789
     e-mail:       [email protected]
     e-mail:       [email protected]
     nic-hdl:      PB455-AFRINIC
     remarks:      Abuse complaints can be directed to [email protected]
     changed:      [email protected] 20000622
     changed:      [email protected] 20021024
     changed:      [email protected] 20050221
     source:       AFRINIC

GAZINA FINANCE & SECURITY COMPANY LIMITED (MR.UGABI ZOLA)

FROM: THE DESK OF THE AWARDS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
BAFANA ELECTRONIC LOTTERY INC.
SOUTH AFRICA 
Dear sir/madam, 
 
Notification of your prize winning:
 
We are pleased to inform you from BAFANA ELECTRONIC
LOTTERY INC. of the announcement today Saturday the 
2nd of April,2005 as one of the lucky winners of 
The BAFANA ELECTRONIC LOTTERY INC.draws,held on 
Friday the 1st of April,2005 as part of 
Our e-business bonanza/promotional excercise.
Participants in the draws were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 e-mail
addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, 
America, Asia,Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, 
and New Zealand as part of our electronic business Promotions
Program.You qualified for the draw as a result of you visiting
various websites we are running the  Electronic-business promotions for.
You/Your Company e-mail address, attached with
REFERENCE NUMBER: SEL-PD23-711W-9 BATCH NUMBER:
79-124-WAN with serial number 215-18 drew the lucky numbers 
12, 19, 27, 30,34, 52, 89, and consequently won our e-business
bonanza (2005) lottery draw.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
out of US$1,200,000.00 in cash, which is the winning
payout for First category winners. This is from the total
prize money of US$8,400,000.00 shared among the seven winners in the
First category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your winnings is to be claimed from our paying
Agent.(GAZINA FINANCE & SECURITY COMPANY LIMITED)As we have
deposited your prize with them. Due to the mixup that may arise from
emails of winners and numbers we ask that you keep this award strictly
from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money
remitted to you.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unscrupulous acts by the public.We hope with a part of your prize, 
you willparticipate in our high stakes US$1.1 billion International Mid YearLottery.
To begin your claim,contact your claims agent/paying company.


MR.UGABI ZOLA.
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER
GAZINA FINANCE & SECURITY COMPANY LIMITED.
EMAIL:[email protected]
PHONE:+277 3659 7560.
 
For due processing and remittance of your prize money,
you must contact your claim agent on or before the
11th April,2005.After this date, all funds
will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your reference
and batch numbers provided below in every one of your
correspondences with your claims agent. 
 
REFERENCE NUMBER: SEL-PD23-711W-9
BATCH NUMBER: 79-124-WAN
Also to begin your Claim,send to your claims agent the
following information.
1) BATCH AND REFFERENCE NUMBERS
2) FULL NAMES
3) MAILING ADDRESS
4) PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
5) AGE
6) AMOUNT WON. 
7)NATIONALITY
8) I.D NUMBER OR DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER.
 
Congratulations once again from all our staff.
Sincerely,
Mrs.Bianca Johnson
Awards Manager,
Bafana Electronic Lottery Inc.
South Africa.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification. 
Do not reply to this mail box ensure to contact your claims
agent immediately either by email or telephone as stated above.

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