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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)
  • "million 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +31614311184 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • mail_donationclaimofficer@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs.Jenny Klein <info_donationonline@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:30:15 -0500
Subject: European Charity Foundations

Foundation's Officer,
Association Of European Charity Foundations,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

NOTIFICATION FOR CASH AID.

Dear Beneficiary,

This is to notify you that you have been chosen By the Board of
trustees of the above International charity organization branch in the
Netherlands as one of the final recipients of a Cash Grant/Donation for your
own personal, education and business development.

The international registered Foundation is named after over 5 top
company owners put together. The charitable foundation was reported by the
business newspaper, the Economist between the year 2000-2007 to be
technically one of the world's wealthiest charity foundation- worth billions
of USD($) - but its primary purpose is, by some, believed to be BRINGING
INNOVATIONS IN HEALTH AND LEARNING TO THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY.

George Soros is chairman of the foundation. Having been rated as the
founder and chairman of a network of foundations, the foundation has
decided to randomly select email addresses that would benefit from this
year's donation/award.

Association Of European Charity Foundations in conjunction with the
European Union is giving out a yearly donation of One Hundred Million
United States Dollars as specific Donations/Grants to 50 lucky
international recipients worldwide in different categories for their
educational pursuit, health care, personal Business development and
uplift of their environments. These funds are freely given to you to use for
your business educational and personal development and at least 30% to be
used by you to develop a part of your environment, as this is a yearly
program,which is a measure of universal development strategy, and eradication
of poverty.

Please kindly note that you are not the only beneficiary in your
country this year, and your country is not the only country that is
benefiting from this donation, as 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 amongst 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, so it? your choice to spend the donation wisely on
something that will last you a long time. And please do not bother following
up this email, if you have benefited from this donation in previous years.

Based on the random selection exercise of internet service providers
(ISP)and millions of Super market cash invoices worldwide, you were selected
among the lucky recipients to receive the award sum of US$2,000,000.00 (Two
Million United States Dollars) as charity donations/aid from the Association
Of European Charity Foundations and the UNO in accordance with the enabling
act of Parliament. Note that, your email was selected from either the
internet, or a Shop's cash invoice around your area in which you might have
purchased something from.

You are required to expeditiously Contact the Executive Secretary below for
qualification documentation and processing of your claims, from Monday
through Sunday.

On contact with this officer, you'll 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.

Executive Secretary,
Mr.Christopher Hugh
Tel: +31-614-311-184
Fax: +31-847-131-027
Email:mail_donationclaimofficer@yahoo.com.hk


Please note that this donations/Grants are strictly administered by
"European Union" under delegated powers from the UNO. you are by all
meanshereby 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
partiesabout his/her donation.

Finally, all funds should be claimed by their respective beneficiaries,not
later that 15 days after notification, as failure to do so, your benefit will
be cancelled and your donation will reserved for next years receipients.


On behalf of the Board kindly accept our warmest congratulations

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Jenny Klein
(Foundation officer)

___________________________________________________________
Fidelity Communications Webmail - http://webmail.fidnet.com



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