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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: "Prof Brian SMITH" <briansmith@tiscali.it> (may be fake)
Reply-To: chantel_woods@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 15:13:35 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE BEEN SECECTED

GRAND UNIVERSAL LOTTERY
BUNDERSTRASSE 33
3324 BERNECK,
SWITZERLAND

RE: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!
===============================================================================
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made today 11th
December 2004 of winners of the GRAND UNIVERSAL CYBER
LOTTO/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 30TH June 2004 as part of our
CHRISTMAS BONANZA.

You winnings was attached to ticket number 13-2316-5086-477, with
serial/batch number A025-09 which drew the lucky numbers
37-13-34-85-56-87, and consequently won the lottery in the "A"
category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
CHF2,000,000.00= (US$1,000,000.00) in cash credited to file REF NO.
REF:GUPL/67-AO91652004

https://www.swisslotto.ch/servlets/IslServlet?pageid=1&action=rgisterplayer&lang=3.

This is from the total prize money of US$3,000,000.00 shared among the
Three (3) international Lucky winners in this category. All selected
persons were selected through a computer balloting system drawn form
5000,000 names from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe,
North America and Oceania as part our International Promotions Program,
which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your funds are now deposited with our brokers. In other to avoid a mix
up of some numbers and names, we ask that you contact your claims agent
with your winning proof immediately. This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants
of this program.

We hope that with a part of your prize, that you will participate in
our end of year high stakes US$1.1 billion International Lottery which
would be held on the 31st of December 2004.

To begin your claim, please contact your claims agent:

Mrs Chantel WOOD
chantel_woods@tiscali.co.uk

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claims agent
not later than 15th December 2004. After this date, all funds will be
returned as unclaimed.All correspondences to
chantel_woods@tiscali.co.uk

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your Ticket numbers, serial/batch numbers and File
Reference numbers in every one of your correspondences with your claims
agent.

Furthermore, should there be any change of your address or any personal
details, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations again from all our staff.

Sincerely,
Prof Brian SMITH
PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
GRAND UNIVERSAL LOTTERY.

N.B. Please do not reply to this mailbox. Contact your claims agent.

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