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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "fondazione di vittorio" (not involved with lotteries)
  • "vittorio fondazione" (not involved with lotteries)
  • "vittorio foundation" (not involved with lotteries)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• 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.
  • infosec.antonella_claims007@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: FONDAZION DI VITTORIO DONATION <infosec.antonella_claims007@yahoo.it>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 01:32:26 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: ATTENTION: MR WIRTTZ


>From The Desk of Mrs. Antonella Giovani

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

15-07-2007

Dear wirttz,

In receipt of your mail sent to our office, we are sorry for the lottery disappointment you had encounter it is a PET you have to go through all this stress. thank god the Donation Notification can to your rescure at the right time. believe all your suffering is over but remember you have to use the fund as instructed.

Find below is the complete notification letter with the documentation form along. fill and return for proper verification processing.

BATCH NO: (N-222-6747,E-900-56)

Congratulations as we bring to your notice, The 2007
Foundazione di Vittorio has chosen you by the board of
trustees as one of the final recipients of a cashGrant/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 WestAfrican States
(ECOWAS), United Nations Organization (UNO) and the
EuropeanUnion (EU) was conceived with the objective of
human growth, educational,and community development.

To celebrate the 30th 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$500,000.00
(Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) to 40
lucky recipients. These specific Donations/Grants will
be awarded to 40 lucky international recipients
worldwide; in different categories for their personal
business development and enhancement of
theireducational 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 Foundatione 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.

Note that your country is not the only country that is
benefiting from this donation. 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.

Take time and thought in spending the donation wisely
on something that will last you a long time.
Recipients are only eligible to be awarded this
donation once.

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$500,000.00
(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:_____________________

COURIER SERVICE____ OR BANK TRANSFER_____ YES/ NO

IN A BRIEF EXPLANATION, HOW DO YOU INTEND TO USE
YOUR DONATION FUNDS IN IMPROVING YOUR STANDARD OF LIVING.
===========================================

Executive Secretary- Mrs.Antonella Giovani
Email: infosec.antonella_claims007@yahoo.it
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. Finally, all funds should be
claimed by their respective beneficiaries, no later
than 15 days after notification. Failure to do so will
mean cancellation of that beneficiary and its donation
will then be reserved for next year?s recipients. On
behalf of the Board kindly, accept our warmest
congratulations.

Regards,
Mrs. Antonella Giovani
Foundation Secretary.


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