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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 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 foundation" (not involved with lotteries)
• 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.
  • mr.mala_musa_7@yahoo.com.br (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mr.mala_musa_7@yahoo.com.br
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:45:16 GMT
Subject: Attention: Recipient, CONTACT Email: mr.mala_musa_7@yahoo.com.br

Attention: Recipient,

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
Grant/Donation cash aid of US$850,000.00 (eight hundred and fifty
thousand
United states Dollars) as charity donations/aid from the Vittorio
Foundation.Fondazione Di Vittorio is conceived with the objective of
human growth,
How ever you will have to fill and submit this form to the office annex

in Italy for verification & direction on how you can claim your fund,
(N-222-6747, E-900-56) in all discussions.

1.Full name..............
2.Contact Address........
3.Age....................
4.Telephone Numbers......
5.Marital Status.........
6.Sex....................
7.Next Of Kin............
8.Zip Code...............
9.Occupation.............
10.State:.................
11.Country................
12.Nationality............

CONTACT Email:mr.mala_musa_7@yahoo.com.br
CONTACT NAME: Mr.Riccardo Varanini
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Gianni Mattioli.
(Foundation officer)
Attention: Recipient,




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