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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • upromo@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Universal Promo <ulpl0015@zipmail.com.br>
Date: 23 Oct 2006 23:17:45 -0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!

UNIVERSAL E-MAIL LOTTERY PROMOTION
AV 5 CASTILLA MADRID SPAIN
FROM:UNIVERSAL AWARD DEPT.
REF: SUN/2010-968091/03
BATCH: 54/010/IPD
DATE: 24/10/2006

RE: EMAIL WINNING CONFIRMATION NOTICE.

We are glad to inform you that your E-mail address appears as
the confirmed Winner of our last UNIVERSAL email lottery program
held on the 20TH OF SEPTEMBER 2006.Your e-mail address attached
to ticket number 20675543256-786 with Serial number 3765-75 drew
lucky numbers 7-12-18-24-32-45, which Consequently won in the
2nd category, you have therefore been approved For a lump sum
payment of US$5, 500.000.00 United State
Dollars.dollars{US$5,500.000.00}. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
This promotional program takes place every year. All
participants were selected through a computer ball system drawn
from over 100,000 companies and 50,000,000 individual email
addresses and names from all over the world.

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please
remember to que your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence.We ask that you keep your winning information
confidential until your claims has been processed and your money
remitted to you. Remember all winnings must be claimed not later
than 5TH of NOVEMBER 2006. After this date all unclaimed funds
will be included in the next stake.

To file for your claim or for further details, please contact
our Claims Agent Dr Rosemary Combs at upromo@gmail.com

In respect of our committment towards helping the less
previledge, we ask that you voluntarily contribute 1% of your
Global winnings to any charity organization you desire at your
convinience.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff.

Mrs. Anita O'Sullivan
Global Winning co-ordinator.

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of
Confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of
proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised
to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end
of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent
claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Any
lottery double claim dedected by our monitoring committee will
lead to the Spainish Universal Promo lottery cancelling the
winnings,making a loss for both the real winner, and the fake
(intended) claimer.

WARNING!!! ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY KIND OF TRADE
MARK OR ADDRESS SHOULD BE FORWARD TO THIS BOX IMMEDIATELY THIS
WILL HELP US TO FIGHT SCAM AND LOTTERY IMPOSTERS .THANK YOU FOR
YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.

Follow this link to sign up:
http://action.angelides.com/angelides2006/join.html?rk=u7ALOMEqPvBN

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