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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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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Fraud email example:

From: johnrossman@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:23:03 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!

FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,FLASH FORTUNE PROMOTION
20 BRYSTON AVENUE, RANDBURG
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.
REF: GUPL/67-AO91652004

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 15th of DECEMBER 2004,of winners of the GRAND
UNIVERSAL PROMO held on 26th of SEPTEMBER 2004.
Your email address was attached to ticket number 13-2316-5086-477; with
serial number A025-09 drew the lucky numbers 37-13-34-85-56-87, and consequently
won in category A. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out
of US$1,000,000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO. GUPL/67-AO91652004.

This is from total prize money of US$3,000.000.00 shared among the three
international winners in the category A.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
100,000 companies/individuals email addresses from Middle East, Australia,
New Zealand,America,Asia,Europe and North America as part of our International
Promotions Program,which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with a Security company insured in your name.
Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award
strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your
money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.

We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of year
high stakes US$10 Million international lotto.

To begin your claim, please contact your assigned claims agent;

CLAIMS AGENT:
Mr. JOHN ROSSMAN
Email: johnrossman@tiscali.co.uk
Phone: 27-83-893-0963


He will brief you on steps to be taken for due processing! and remittance
of your prize money. Remember, you must contact him using his above mailing
address not later than two weeks after this date or funds will be returned
as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
to quote your reference number in every one of your correspondences.
Ticket number 13-2316-5086-477
Serial number A025-09
Lucky numbers 37-13-34-85-56-87
File REF NO. GUPL/67-AO91652004
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
Mr.FLYNN DUNN, (promotion director)

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of Winners will result to
disqualification.

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