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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 LOTTO <grandlottouk@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: grandlottouk@mail2matthew.com
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 22:27:03 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION !!!


GRAND INTERNATIONAL LOTTO
LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM

AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

Hello.
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement
today, 28th of November 2004, of winners of the GRAND
INTERNATIONAL LOTTO held on 12th November 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 Euros 1,200,000.00 in cash
credited to file REF NO. GUPL/67-AO91652004.
This is from total prize money of EURO24,000.000.00
shared among the three international winners in the category A.
All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from 100,000companies/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 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 your prize, you will participate
in our end of year high stakes US$10Million
international lotto.

To begin your claim, please respond back to us
We will brief you on steps to be taken for due
processing and remittance of your prize money.
Remember, you must contact us back 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 again from all our staff and thank you
for being part of our promotions program.
Please include your private telephone and fax numbers
while replying.

Sincerely,
Mr. Matthew Lawson
THE DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS,
GRAND INTERNATIONAL LOTTO
LONDON UK.
Tel : 0447040106175
Email : grandlottouk@mail2matthew.com

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









































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