You won a lottery and need to claim your prize! This guy even gives you an actual certificate of award, with your name and everything on the “certificate”

It’s a scam. Below is a copy of the email:

This office acknowledges the receipt of your email and with all due Verifications you are the true winner of this lottery claims. In order for you to claim your prize, there are some procedures which you are to follow; find attached is a scanned copy of your (Award Winning Certificate) and a confirmation (Letter of Verification) that was sent to me today from the Verification Department which substantiate your lottery claims.

First of all you have to call this office in receipt of this email to let us know when it is convenient to communicate with you verbally, because it is very necessary you communicate with us often, so as to speed up the process of claiming your funds. Secondly, you have to confirm to us, whether or not you can come down to South Africa to claim your prize money personally.

In case you cannot come over to South Africa to claim your prize money, we have an alternative of providing you with a legal representative who will represent you in doing all the necessary signing of documentations binding your lottery claims.

What we request to know from you now is if you will be able to come down to South Africa, or you would prefer the Option of a Legal Representative, Please Endeavour to call Mr. James Nobert on my Telephone No: (0027 83 518 8117), to let me know what Option you would prefer, you can as well send an email.

Please it is very important we hear from you within the next 48 hours, so we know how to start your lottery process. This office will give you a call as soon as we confirm from you what time is best calling you, due to the time zone; we do not know when it will be convenient for you. However incase you are wondering how you became a winner in this, your email was gotten through South Africa Information Network Online(S A I N O) which is affiliated with the internet and you became a winner through a computer ballot system. We hope to receive a quick response from you as time is of essence in this regards.

Congratulations once more and have a wonderful day. Kindly understand that we are expecting your call as soon as you acknowledge this mail as it is deemed important.

Yours Truly,

Mr. James Nobert

EMAIL: [email protected] (my direct email)

TEL: (0027 83 518 8117)
FAX: (0027 86 538 3894)