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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: Vittorio Foundation <jeannette.anna.nielsen@ki.au.dk>
Reply-To: <danny.phil@qq.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 11:39:16 -0800
Subject: NOTIFICATION FOR CASH AID.

Foundation's Officer,
Fondazion Di Vittorio,
ITALY.
http://www.fondazionedivittorio.it/

Dear Sir/Madam,



This is to notify you that you have been chosen By the Board of trustees of the above
International charity organization based in the Italy as one of the final recipients of
a Cash Grant/Donation for your own personal,education and business development

Fondazione Di Vittorio as established 1977 by the Multi-Million groups was conceived
with the objective of Human Growth, Educational and Community development. In line with
the 28 years anniversary program this year

the Vittorio Foundation in conjunction with the Economic community for West Africa
States (ECOWAS) , United Nations Organization (UNO) and the European union, is giving
out a yearly donation of One Hundred Million United States Dollars as specific
Donations/Grants to 150 lucky international recipients worldwide in different
categories for their personal Business development and uplift of their educational
plannes. These funds are freely given to you to use for your business educational and
personal development, and at leats 15% to be used by you to develop a part of your
enviroment, as this is a yearly program, which is a measure of universal development
strategy, and eradication of poverty. The objective is to make a notable change in the
standard of living of people in all around the Universe (From America to europe, Asia
to Africa, and all around). Do be informed that the vittorio foundation has been
assured of highest organisation standard cortesy of the United Nations if we can
archieve a great positive change in the genaral welfare of the universe through this
programme. that is why the foundation is doing everything possible to get all
receipient notified of their donation.

Please kindly note that you are not the only beneficiary in your country this year, and
your country is not the only country that is benefiting from this donation, as
beneficiaries have been chosen from countries from all continents. The idea of this
donation is that within ten years from now, there will be notable richness among many
unusual people around the world. This will give many people the opportunity to get
their lives to a stage where they had always wanted. Kindly note that you will only be
chosen to receive the donation once, which means that subsequent yearly donation will
not get to you again, so its your choice to spend the donation wisely on something that
will last you a long time. And please do not bother following up this email, if you
have benefited from this donation in previous years.

Based on the random selection exercise of internet websites and millions of Super
market cash invoices worldwide you were selected among the lucky recipients to receive
the award sum of US$850,000.00 (eight hundred and fifty thousand United states Dollars)
as charity donations/aid from the Vittorio Foundation, ECOWAS and the UNO in accordance
with the enabling act of Parliament. (note that your email was selected from either the
internet, after absolute viewing of your profile or a Shop's cash invoice around your
area in which you might have purchased something from).

You are required to expeditiously Contact the Executive Secretary below for
qualification documentation and processing of your claims, between the hours of 8.00am
- 7.30pm on Monday through Sunday. On contact with this officer, you'll be given your
donation pin number which you will use in collecting the funds. You are to contact back
this email when you have collected your S$850,000.00. Please endeavor to quote your
Qualification numbers (N-222-6747, E-900-56) in all discussions.

Executive Secretary- Mr. Danny Phillips Email:
ricvaranini@fondazionedivittorio.it or danny.phil@qq.com

Do note that donation receipient outside italy should contact Mr. Danny Phillips in
this email danny.phil@qq.com as only donation receipients in Italy can contact Mr.
Danny Phillips in the official email (ricvaranini@fondazionedivittorio.it) since the
email (ricvaranini@fondazionedivittorio.it) do not accept emails from "ISP/s" Outside
Italy.

Please note that this donations/Grants are strictly administered by "ECOWAS" under
delegated powers from the UNO. you are by all means hereby advised to keep this whole
information confidential until you have been able to collect your donation, as there
have been many cases of double and unqualified claim, due to beneficiaries informing
third parties about his/her donation.

Finally, all funds should be claimed by their respective beneficiaries, not later that
15 days after notification, as failure to do so will be to that particular beneficiary
cancelled and its donation reserved for next years receipients.

On behalf of the Board kindly accept our warmest congratulations

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Gianni Mattioli.
(Foundation officer

© 1977-2013 Vittorio Foundation. All rights reserved.

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