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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 UNIVERSAL PROGRAM" <universal_program@tiscali.it> (may be fake)
Reply-To: chantel_wood@tiscali.it
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 19:19:42 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED

GRAND UNIVERSAL/SWISS LOTTERY
164-166 Kensington High Street,
Kensington London,
Greater London,
W8 7RG.
England.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,INTERNATIONAL.

RE: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!
=======================================================================
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made on the 17th
February 2005 of winners of the GRAND UNIVERSAL CYBER
LOTTO/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 17TH January 2005 as part
of our QUARTERLY BONANZA.

Your 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 acomputerized random ballot system
drawn from 500,000 names from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada,
Europe,North America and Oceania as part our International Promotions
Program, which is conducted quarterly.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your fund is now deposited under the custody of a Financial Security
company whom on due processing of your winning documentations and
appropriate identification shall release to you a certified bank cheque
via through a secured mailing procedure in any event you may not be
able to receive your payout physically as required by Law.

You are therefore requested to indicate to ensure a prompt processing
of your payment.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 received by you. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by
unauthorised persons.To begin your claim, you will be given a list to
complete and return same to your accredited London claims agent to this
office. She shall upon your retainership of her services notarize and
endorse your won prize.

We hope that with a part of your prize, that you will participate in
our end of year high stakes US$5million International Lottery which
would be held on the 30th December 2005.

To commence the facilitation of this process kindly contact your claim agent:

Mrs Chantel WOOD
chantel_wood@tiscali.it

Remember,all prize money must be claimed not later than 28th FEBRUARY 2005.
After this date, all funds will be foreclosed and returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,All Winners
will be asked to produce evidence of identification and eligibility.

Please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one
of your correspondences with your agent. Furthermore, should there be
any change of your address,do inform your claims agent as soon as possible

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

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



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

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