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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)
  • "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • martino_nino_fdf1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?us-ascii?Q?Mrs=2ELowra=20Donald?= <Jakub.Kane@seznam.cz>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 23:53:11 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: =?us-ascii?Q?Donations=2FGrants?=

THE FONDATION DE FRANCE(FDF)
http://www.fdf.org.

The Fondation De France(FDF) 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 FDF, 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. In
conjunction with the ECOWAS, UNO and the EU, We are giving out a yearly donation of US$1,350,000.00 (One million, Three hundred and Fifty thousand United states dollars only) each to 100 lucky recipients. These specific Donations/Grants will be awarded to 100 lucky international recipients worldwide, in different categories.

Based on the random selection exercise of internet websites and millions of supermarket cash invoices worldwide,you were selected amongst the lucky recipients to receive the award sum of US$1,350,000.00 (One million, Three hundred and Fifty thousand United states dollars only) as charity donations/aid. (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 contact the Executive Secretary below, for qualification documentation and processing of your claims. After contacting our office, you will be given your donation pin number,which you will use in collecting the funds. Please endeavor to quote your Qualification numbers (FDF-444-6647-9163) in all discussions. Please note that these donations/Grants are strictly administered by the EU, ECOWAS,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. Attached you will find a Foundation De France(FDF) documentation form, requesting your required particulars. You are to immediately fill the form and return as soon as possible.

VERIFICATION FORM
FULL NAMES:__________________________________
ADDRESS: _________________________________________________
CITY:_________________________
STATE:__________________________________ ZIP: _____________________
COUNTRY________________________________
SEX:_______________
AGE:__________________
MARITAL STATUS:_________________
OCCUPATION:________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________
ANNUAL INCOME------------------------------------------------
COMPANY IN ANY-------------------------------------------------
TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________

Executive Sec. Mr. Martino Nino
Email: martino_nino_fdf1@yahoo.fr

Upon receipt of this information, I will send you the contact information of the ECOWAS officer, in the ECOWAS headquarters in Abuja,Nigeria to handle the payment. All information is strictly confidential and will only be used for the purpose to which it is been requested.

On behalf of the Board kindly, accept our warmest congratulations.
Regards.
Mrs.Lowra Donald

Anti-fraud resources:

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