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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: James Knukles <universalvisaprogram@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 12:47:38 +0100 (BST)
Subject: WINNER: UNIVERSAL LOTTERY PROMO INTERNATIONAL


FROM: UNIVERSAL LOTTERY PROMO INTERNATIONAL
GENEVA, UNITED KINGDOM
REF NUMBER: OSL/653/029/03
BATCH NUMBER: AT-040-SB06-03

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT AS A RESULT OF OUR
RECENT LOTTERY DRAWS HELD ON THE 31st OF JULY 2005.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number
27522465896-532 with serial number 652-662 drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-23-31-45
which consequently won in the 2nd category. you have therefore been approved for a lump sum
pay out of $1,000,000 (ONE MILLION DOLLARS) Note that All participants in this lottery
program have been selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000
companies and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from all search engines and web sites.
This promotional program takes place every year, and is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei,bill gates of microsoft inc and other corporate
organisations. this is to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.

For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims have been processed and your money remitted to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

We look forward to your active participation in our next year USD50 million slot.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiducially agent MR RICHARD BENSON E-mail
address:(rich_bestben@yahoo.co.uk)

Remember,all winnings must be claimed not later than one month After the date of this notice.
Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE
BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE.

Sincerely yours,
Universal Lottery Programme.

Contact phone:+44 703 195 6073
Daytime calls only.GMT TIME

(LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR)
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
NB:Please use the above email when sending your reply.






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