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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Carl Martins" <scottraymond01@yahoo.com.hk> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2006 11:36:00 +0100 (MET)
Subject: E-Ticket Number: 13-2316-5086-477 [YOU WON!!]


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

Dear Winner,
RE: LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING
NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to notify you the draw (#1510) of the GRAND UNIVERSAL LOTTERY PROMOTION Program held 30th October, 2006.
Participants were selected through a Computer Ballot System drawn from a pool of over 25,000 E-mails of distinguished Professionals drawn from Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand,Middle-East, parts of Africa, and North & South America as part of our International Promotions Program conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas entries.

We hope with part of your Prize awards,you will take part in our subsequent Lottery Jackpots programmes.The Result of our Computer Draw (#1510) selected your Email Address attached to E-Ticket Number: 13-2316-5086-477 with Serial Number A025-09 drew the Lucky Numbers: 37-13-34-85-56-87 (Bonus No.49), which subsequently won you the Lottery in the 2nd Category. You have therefore been approved to Claim a total sum of $300,000,00(Three Hundred Thousand US Dollars) in cash credited to file GUPL/67-AO91652004. This is from a Total Cash Prize of $1,800,000,00 shared amongst the first Six (6) Lucky Winners in this Category.

Your Prize Award has been insured and is ready for claims. To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously contact our licensed and accredited Claim Agent for Overseas Lottery Winners within a period of 21 days (Date of this Email inclusive) for the processing of your winning and remittance to your designated Bank Account after all statutory obligations
have been satisfactorily dispensed with.This Promotion takes place annually.Please note that your lucky Winning Number falls within our European Booklet Representative office in Europe.In view of this, your $300,000,00(Three Hundred Thousand US Dollars) would be released to you by any of our Payment Offices in Europe.

Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period may be forfeited to the pool without further notice.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your Winnings as soon as you contact him. You may wish to establish contact via E-mail with the particulars presented below citing the Batch and Reference Numbers to this letter between the hours of 8.00am -7.30pm on Monday through Fridays, Saturdays 10.00am -5.00pm and Sundays 1.30pm -5.30pm.

Overseas Claims Unit
Grand Lottery Promotion
Contact Person: SCOTT RAYMOND
Email: scottraymond01@yahoo.com.hk

You are advised to provide him with the following information:

Names:
Address:
Age:
Occupation:
Telephone/Fax number:
Nationality:

Our Winners are assured of the utmost standard of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

NOTE: Anybody under the Age of 18 is Automatically Disqualified.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

At your disposal, we remain.

Very Truly Yours,
Carl Martins
Lottery Co-Ordinator.
GRAND UNIVERSAL PROMOTION
PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS BUT
TO YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT FOR ONWARD REMITTANCE OF YOUR
CLAIMS
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This file and any files transmitted with it is intended
for the exclusive use of the individual or entity to
which it is addressed and may contain confidential,
proprietary or privileged information. If you are not
the intended recipient or have received this
transmission in error, please immediately delete this
transmission and all copies of it from your system,
destroy any hard copies of it that you may have made
and advise the sender of the erroneous transmission by
reply e-mail. You may not directly or indirectly use,
disclose, disseminate, distribute, print or copy any
part of this message if you are not the intended
recipient. GRAND UNIVERSAL LOTTO PROMOTION

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