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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)
• 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.
  • fondationdefrance_charitydonatio@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "NEW YEAR CHARITY DONATION" <info@donation.fidnet.com>
Reply-To: fondationdefrance_charitydonatio@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:53:44 -0600
Subject: NEW YEAR CHARITY DONATION

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 Nation
Organization (UNO) and

the European Union (EU).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$500,000. ascharity donations/aid.



CONTACT THE SECRETARY FOR MORE INFORMATIONS ON YOUR

CLAIMS, Please endeavor to quote your Qualification numbers

(FDF-444-6647-9163) in all discussions.



Executive Sec. Mr Jonathan Blair ,

Email:fondationdefrance_charitydonatio@yahoo.com

Website http://www.fdf.org.



You would be required to send down the following informations

1, NAME.............................

2, COUNTRY.......................

3, ADDRESS,......................

4, STATE,...........................

5, PHONE NUMBER............

6, DATE OF BIRTH..............

7, AGE AND SEX................

8, OCCUPATION.................

YOU WOULD ALSO BE REQUIRED TO PICK A MODE OF PAYMENT

1,ONLINE BANK PAYMENT

2,COURIER DELIVERY



On behalf of the Board kindly, accept our warmest congratulations.



Best Regards .

Mrs. Christie Cisse








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

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