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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: universal2005promo@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 03:12:38 -0700
Subject: You've Won Our Lottery Programme Congratulations!!!

FROM: UNIVERSAL LOTTERY PROMO INTERNATIONAL
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND.
REF NUMBER: OSL/653/029/03
BATCH NUMBER: AT-040-SB06-03
DEAR SIR/MADAM,

WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT AS A RESULT OF OUR RECENT LOTTERY DRAWS
HELD ON THE 31st OF MAY 2005.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 27522465896-532 with serial
number 652-662 drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-23-31-45 which consequently won
in the 2nd category. you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
out of
$1,000,000 (ONE MILLION DOLLARS) Note that All participants in this lottery
program have been selected
randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies
and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from all search engines and web
sites.
This promotional program takes place every year, and is
promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei,
bill gates of microsoft inc and other corporate organisations. this is to
encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.
For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep your winning information
confidential until your claims have been processed and your money remitted
to you.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted
abuse of this program by some participants. We look forward to your active
participation in our next year USD50 million slot.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiducially agent
MR RICHMOND ELIOT E-mail address:(richmondeliot@yahoo.com)
Remember,all winnings must be claimed not later than one month After the
date of this notice.

Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember
to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as
soon as possible. Congratulations once more and thank you for being part
of our promotional program.
NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE.

Sincerely yours,
Universal Lottery Programme.
(LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR)
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
NB:Please use the above email when sending your reply.



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