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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: "GRAND PROMO UNIVERSAL" <eric_hinn05@msn.com>
Reply-To: jackraymond44@aim.com
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 00:34:58 +0000
Subject: YOU ARE A WINNER

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

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,12TH of NOVEMBER
2005, of winners of the GRAND UNIVERSAL PROMO held on 11TH of NOVEMBER 2005.

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 S$2,000,000.00 in cash credited to file REF
NO.GUPL/67-AO91652005.

This is from total prize money of US$6,000.000.00 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.

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.

ELIGIBILITY:
This promotion is offered only electronically via the Internet and is
open to all persons from age 18 years and above with a valid email address
and who live in any of the aforementioned countries. This promotion is void
in all other countries and is also void where prohibited.
Principals and employees of the Universal Promotion Draw and its
respective Parents, subsidiaries and their immediate families are not
eligible.

CLAIMS PROCEDURES:
It is our standard practice to allocate accredited agents for the processing
of claims application. It is even more imperative for overseas winners.
To begin your claims therefore, you are advised as a matter of urgency,
to contact the under listed licensed and accredited claims agent for the
processing of your prize awards winning.

Please contact your claim agent (through your claims agent only) the
body assigned with the verification of all emergent winner. Therefore all
protocols laid down by them must be followed to facilitate your claims;We
hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year
high stakes US$15Million international lotto.

TO FILE YOUR CLAIM RESPOND BACK TO YOUR CLAIM AGENT WITH THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION BELOW

CLAIM AGENT:
MR. JACK RAYMOND.
Email: jackraymond44@aim.com
TEL: 44-703-192-2767
20 Lausanne Road London,
SW2 3JB ENGLAND.U.K

1. NAME IN FULL:................................
2. ADDRESS:.....................................
3. NATIONALITY:.................................
4. AGE:.........................................
5. OCCUPATION:..................................
6. PHONE/FAX:...................................
7.COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE.........

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 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 yourcorrespondences.

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 again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
Richard K. Lloyds.
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
GRAND UNIVERSAL PROMO

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DISCLAIMER:
DO NOT REPLY BACK TO THIS MAIL, CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT, IF YOU DO, IT
WILL AUTOMATICALLY RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION TO YOUR WINNINGS.ANY BREACH OF
CONFIDENTIALITY ON YOUR PART WILL ALSO DISQUALIFY YOU AS WELL.
The Universal Promotion LOTTERY Awards is proudly sponsored by the
Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group,Toshiba, Dell computers, Mackintosh
and a
conglomeration of other international IT companies. The Universal
Promotion LOTTERY internet draws in each quarter of the year and is so
organized
to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide. We are proud
to say that up to One hundred Million Dollars are won annually in more
than 150 Countries worldwide.

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