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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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  • "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: Fondation De France <foster44@emsergipe.com>
Reply-To: fdf_summit_org2007@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 08:19:50 -0300
Subject: DONATION

http://www.fdf.orgThe 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 developme=nt. The FDF, established 1977 by the Multi-Million groups and now support=ed by the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS), United Nat=ions=20Organization (UNO) and the European Union (EU) was conceived with the obj=ective of human growth, educational, and community development. In conjun=ction with the ECOWAS, UNO and the EU, We are giving out a yearly donatio=n of US$1,350,000.00 (One million, Three hundred and Fifty thousand Unite=d states dollars only) each to 100 lucky recipients.=20These specific Donations/Grants will be awarded to 100 lucky internationa=l recipients worldwide, in different categories.Based on the random selec=tion exercise of internet websites and millions of supermarket cash invoi=ces worldwide, you were selected amongst the lucky recipients to receive =the award sum of US$1,350,000.00 as charity donations/aid.CONTACT THE SECRETARY FOR MORE INFORMATIONS ON YOUR CLAIMS,Please endeavo=r to quote your Qualification numbers (FDF-444-6647-9163) in all discussi=ons.Executive Sec. Mr Paul BlairEmail:fdf_summit_org2007@yahoo.comPlease note that these donations/Grants are strictly administered by the =EU, ECOWAS, UNO. You are by all means hereby advised to keep this whole i=nformation confidential. until you have been able to collect your donatio=n.=2E......................................................................==2E...............................................You would be required to send down the following informations1,NAME=202,COUNTRY=203,ADDRESS,4,STATE,5,PHONE NUMBER6,DATE OF BIRTH7,AGE AND SEX8,OCCUPATION=2E......................................................................==2E................................................YOU WOULD ALSO BE REQUIRED TO PICK A MODE OF PAYMENT=201,ONLINE BANK PAYMENT=202,COURIER DELIVERYOn behalf of the Board kindly, accept our warmest congratulations.Regards.Mrs. Christie Cisse

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