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

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • claimsagt_mrluise_donationsdepat@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Linda Wilson" <result_notify00@blueworld.co.za>
Reply-To: claimsagt_mrluise_donationsdepat@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2007 19:58:35 +1000
Subject: IMPORTANT NOTICE


VITTORIO FONDAZIONE.
Corso Ercole I d'Este 44,
Ferrara 44100 - Italy

IMPORTANT NOTICE

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

Concern Winner.

The Foundazion di Vittorio, would like to notify you
that you have been
chosen by the board of trustees as one of the final
recipients of a
cash Grant/Donation for your own personal,
educational, and business
development. The Fondazione Di Vittorio, established
1977 by the
Multi-Million groups and now supported by the Economic
Community for
West African States (ECOWAS), United Nations
Organization (UNO) and the European
Union (EU) was conceived with the objective of human
growth,
educational, and community development.

To celebrate the 28th anniversary program, The
Vittorio Foundation in
conjunction with the Economic Community for West
African States
(ECOWAS), United Nations Organization (UNO) and the
European Union (EU)
is giving out a yearly donation of US$2,500, 000.00
(Two Million ,Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) to 100 lucky recipients. These
specific
Donations/Grants will be awarded to 100 lucky
international recipients
worldwide; in different categories for their personal
business development and
enhancement of their educational plans. At least 15%
of the awarded
funds should be used by you to develop a part of your
environment. This is a
yearly program, which is a measure of universal
development strategy.

The objective is to make a notable change in the
standard of living of
people all around the Universe (From America to
Europe, Asia to Africa
and all around). The Vittorio Foundation has been
assured of highest
organization standard courtesy of the United Nations.
It is our belief
that we can achieve a great positive change in the
general welfare of
the universe through this program. That is why the
foundation is doing
everything possible to get all recipients notified of
their donation.

Based on the random selection exercise of internet
websites and
millions of supermarket cash invoices worldwide, you
were selected
among the lucky recipients to receive the award sum of
US$2,500,000.00 (Two Million,Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) as charity
donations/aid from the
Vittorio Foundation, ECOWAS, EU and the UNO in
accordance with the
enabling act of Parliament. (Note that all
beneficiaries email addresses were
selected randomly from over 100,000 internet websites
or a shop's cash
invoice around your area in which you might have
purchased something
from).

You are required to fill the form below and email it
to our Executive
Secretary below for qualification documentation and
processing of your
claims. After contacting our office with the requested
data, you will
be given your donation pin number, which you will use
in collecting the
funds. Please endeavor to quote your Qualification
numbers (N-222-6747,
E-900-56) in all discussions.

FULL NAMES:__________________________________
ADDRESS:
_________________________________________________
CITY:_________________________
STATE:__________________________________ ZIP:
______________
COUNTRY________________________________
SEX:_______________
AGE:__________________
MARITAL STATUS:_________________
OCCUPATION:________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________
TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________

===========================================

Executive Secretary- Mr Luise Gray
Email:claimsagt_mrluise_donationsdepat@hotmail.com
All information is strictly confidential and will only
be used for the
purpose to which it is been requested.

Please note that these donations/Grants are strictly
administered by
Economic community for West African States (ECOWAS),
European Union
(EU), under delegated powers from the United Nations
Organization (UNO). This
means that your qualification number will be reffled
to know the
organisation (ECOWAS or EU) that will handle your
payment. You are 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.

Regards.
Mrs Linda Wilson
(Foundation Officer)

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