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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: "Franklin Williams" <franklin_wills@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 11:31:22 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!!!

GRAND UNIVERSAL PROMO LOTTERY
10 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE,
LONDON WC2N 5BX, THE UNITED KINGDOM.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: GUPL/67-AO91852009


AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,17th of Sept,
2005,of winners of the GRAND UNIVERSAL PROMO LOTTERY held on 27th of
August 2005. Your email address attached to ticket number
23-2816-8086-647, with serial number A025-09 drew the lucky numbers
37-13-80-65-56-87, 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-AO91852009.


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 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 White House Service Company PLC 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$200 million International lotto.
To begin your claim, please contact your claims fiduciary agent
immediately

MR. GEORGE U.
Foreign Service Manager,
WHITE HOUSE SERVICE COMPANY PLC,
EDWARD BARRINGTON CORP

Email Address:
whitehouseplc@myway.com or whitehouseplc@hotmail.com

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claims officer
not later than 27th Sept, 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 number in every one of your
correspondences with your officer. Furthermore, should there be any
change of your address, do inform your claims officer as soon as
possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of
our promotions program.

Yours Sincerely

Dr. Franklin Williams.

THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
GRAND UNIVERSAL PROMO LOTTERY
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the Winners will
result to disqualification. Do not reply to this mail; contact your
claims agent immediately

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