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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • judemaxel@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: FOUNDATION FRANCE <donationfdfd@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <judemaxel@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 06:49:22 -0800
Subject: (FDF-444-6647-9163)



Foundation's Officer,THE FONDATION DE FRANCE(FDF)http://www.fdf.org Attention: Recipient, 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 Grant/Donation cash aid of US$1,350,000.00 (One million, Three hundred and Fifty thousand United states dollars as charity donations/aid from the Fondation De France(FDF). The Fondation De France(FDF),established in 1977 by the Multi-Million groups and now supported by United Nations Organization(UNO)and the European Union (EU),is conceived with the objective of human growth,educational, and community development thereby,uplifting the standard of living of people.
However, you will have to fill and submit this form to the office annex in france for verification & direction on how you will claim your fund,You are to contact our office annex in france for the processing of your grant/donation cash aid as this will ensure efficiency in our services.
Meanwhile you will be given your donation pin number andpayment-release-order-form, which you will use in collecting the funds.Please endeavour to quote your Qualification numbers(FDF-444-6647-9163) in all correspondence.
1.Full Name..............2.Contact Address........3.Age....................4.Telephone Numbers......5.Fax Numbers...............6.Marital Status.........7.Sex....................8.Next Of Kin............9.Zip Code...............10.Occupation.............11.State:.................12.Country................13.Nationality............CONTACT DETIALS BELOW:===========================================CONTACT :Executive Sec.Mr. JUDE MAXELEMAIL: judemaxel@yahoo.fr===========================================Regards.Mrs. Sparo Malcom

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