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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: "ICON TRUST" <icontrust@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 10:58:50 +0000
Subject: Re: Congratulation You Won A Lottery!!!!!!!

Icon Trust Lottery,
Three Kings Court 150,
Fleet Street London EC4A 2DQ

FROM: PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: EURO/67773/2005
BATCH: 34/05542/G8

ATTENTION:

RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

We wish to inform you of the lottery draws held on 14th June 2005 to declare
the winners of the ICON TRUST LOTTO/ ICON TRUST LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS.
Your company, attached to ticket number 525-8242-0056-245, with serial
number 962-05 drew the lucky numbers 22-16-3-11-14-5, and consequently won
the lottery.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1, 200,000.00
Million Euro in cash credited to file REF NO: REF: EURO/67773/2005. This is
from total prize money of 120, 000,000.00 Million Euro shared among the
seventeen international winners in this category. All participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 17,000 names from
Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe and Middle East and Asia as part our
International Promotions Program, which is conducted monthly.
CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now available for claim. 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 promotion.

We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of year
high stakes 100, 000,000 Million Euro International Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact our legal agents with the following
details;
GENERAL FINANCE
Contact Official: Mr. Ronald Uma
Email: genfinc@f-m.fm
South Africa
TEL: + 27 83 511 9309
FAX: +27 11 507 5638



For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice or a Certified Cashier Cheque will be posted to your
residential or postal details as provided by you. Remember, all prize money
must be claimed not later than Two Weeks after notice. After this date, all
funds will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with your agent.your name in full, contact phone & fax
numbers date of birth, and your international passport number or your
drivers license copy 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
promotions program.


Sincerely,

Medline Sipho
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,



STANDARD TRUST SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY

***" YOUR CHANCE TO WIN BIG" ***

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