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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: "International Promotions NL" <uptimespromo1@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 14:07:16 +0000
Subject: Winning Notification/ Congratulation!!!

UPTIMES PROMOTIONS INTERNATIONAL
Laan van Hoornwijck 55 2289 DG Rijswijk, Netherlands.
Customerlijn: 0031-616 140 596
Fax: 31-84-719-0398
From: The Lottery Coordinator,
International Promotions/Prize Award Department

YOUR EMAIL WON THE 1ST CATEGORY EMAIL BALLOT AWARD FOR THE YEAR 2005, $1.5M
(FINAL NOTICE). CONGRATULATION!!!

Dear Winner,
Congratulations as we bring to your notice the results of the Email Ballot
Bonanza 'A' draw 1st Category of the UPTIMES PROMOTIONS NL.
We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the 1st
Category, which is part of our promotional draws. The draws were held on the
19th of September 2005 and results are being officially announced today.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot exercise where your
email address attached to ticket number 025/078742; with serial number 05908
drew the lucky numbers 25-35-09-74-82, and consequently won the lottery in
the First Category. REFERENCE NUMBER: UPL/2031/8161/04; BATCH NUMBER:
R3/A312-59.

You have therefore been approved of a lump sum pay out of $1.500,000.00(One
million five hundred thousand Dollars) which is the winning payout for
Category A winners.This is from the total prize money of 12,900,000.00 US
Dollars (Twelve million, nine hundred thousand USD) shared among the
international winners in our 1st - 4th categories.
This lottery program was organized by our group of philanthropist promoted
and sponsored by Mr. Bill Gates of Microsoft Inc, eminent personalities like
the Sultan of Brunei, Multi Choice and other corporate organizations. This
lottery program was organized to improve the use of computer software and
for the benefit of every Microsoft user. We hope with part of your prize,
you will support our enormous programs around the world as we wish to align
you in advance.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

NOTE that your funds is now deposited with funds remittance department and
insured to the real value for transfer to you. Due to mix up of some numbers
and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until
your claims has been processed and your money transfered to you. This is
part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts
by participants / non participants in this lottery program.

Please contact your claims agent immediately for due processing and
remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice:

CONTACT THE CLAIMS AGENTS!!
Prize Remittance Dept,
(Transfer Manager)
Mr. Martin Goodman. (English Speaking).
CUSTOMER-TEL: 0031-616 140 596.
Fax: 0031-84-719-0398

REPLY-EMAIL: uptimesnl@excite.com
uptimespromotionsnl@tiscali.co.uk
You are advised to contact the above by email or fax on receiving this
notice, confirming by tel.contact with winning details.Failure to comply may
warrant to disqualification.NOTE: Remember to quote your Batch and Reference
number in every one of your correspondences with your claims
agent.Congratulations once again from all our staff. For further
explanations call the customers service telephone number above.

Sincerely,
Mrs.Christine De Voort
THE LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR, UPTIMES PROMOTIONS NL.

N.B: Any breach in confidentiality on the part of the winner will result to
disqualification. Please note that all prize must be claimed within 14 days
of reciept of this notification.Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically
disqualified and can not proceed with claims.

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