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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: "Universal Promotion" <universalpromotion@GBRonline.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 02:36:11 GMT
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION{Contact your claim agent}

GRAND UNIVERSAL PROMO 10 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE,
LONDON WC2N 5BX, THE UNITED KINGDOM.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,31ST
of OCTOBER 2005, of winners of the GRAND UNIVERSAL PROMO
held on 30TH of OCTOBER 2005.

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 S$2,000,000.00 in cash credited to file REF
NO.GUPL/67-AO91652005.

This is from total prize money of US$6,000.000.00 shared
among the three international winners in the category A. All
participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from 100,000 companies/individuals from Middle East,
Australia, New Zealand, America, Asia, Europe andNorth
America as part of our International Promotions Program,
which is conducted annually.

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.

ELIGIBILITY:
This promotion is offered only electronically via the
Internet and is open to all persons from age 18 years and
above with a valid email address and who live in any of the
aforementioned countries. This promotion is void in all
other countries and is also void where prohibited.
Principals and employees of the Universal Promotion Draw and
its respective Parents, subsidiaries and their immediate
families are not eligible.

CLAIMS PROCEDURES:
It is our standard practice to allocate accredited agents
for the processing of claims application. It is even more
imperative for overseas winners. To begin your claims
therefore, you are advised as a matter of urgency, to
contact the under listed licensed and accredited claims
agent for the processing of your prize awards winning.

Please contact your claim agent (through your claims agent
only) the body assigned with the verification of all
emergent winner. Therefore all protocols laid down by them
must be followed to facilitate your claims;We hope with a
part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year
high stakes US$15Million international lotto.

TO FILE YOUR CLAIM RESPOND BACK TO YOUR CLAIM AGENT WITH THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION BELOW

CLAIM AGENT:
MR. JACK RAYMOND.
Email: jackray044@aim.com
TEL: 44-703-194-8869
20 Lausanne Road London,
SW2 3JB ENGLAND.U.K

1. NAME IN FULL:................................
2. ADDRESS:.....................................
3. NATIONALITY:.................................
4. AGE:.........................................
5. OCCUPATION:..................................
6. PHONE/FAX:...................................
7.COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE.........

He will brief you on steps to be taken for due processing
and remittance of your prize money.
Remember, you must contact him using his mailing address 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 yourcorrespondences.

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.

Sincerely,
Richard K. Lloyds.
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
GRAND UNIVERSAL PROMO

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DISCLAIMER:
DO NOT REPLY BACK TO THIS MAIL, CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT, IF
YOU DO, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION TO
YOUR WINNINGS.ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON YOUR PART
WILL ALSO DISQUALIFY YOU AS WELL.
The Universal Promotion LOTTERY Awards is proudly sponsored
by the Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group,Toshiba, Dell
computers, Mackintosh and a conglomeration of other
international IT companies. The Universal Promotion LOTTERY
internet draws in each quarter of the year and is so
organized to encourage the use of the internet and computers
worldwide. We are proud to say that up to One hundred
Million Dollars are won annually in more than 150 Countries
worldwide.

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