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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)
• 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)
  • "million 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
• 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 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.
  • fdv.espana@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Andrea Gianfagna" <fdv@islammemo.cc>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:12:16 +0200
Subject: GRANT FROM VITTORIO FOUNDATION




Fondazione Di Vittorio, ITALY.
www.fondazionedivittorio.it

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 USD$1,000,000.00 (One Million United
States Dollars) for your own personal education, and business development. The Fondazione Di Vittorio, established 1977 by the Multi-Million Dollars 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.

Based on the random selection exercise from the internet websites and millions of supermarket cash invoices worldwide, you were selected among the lucky recipients to receive the award sum of US$1,000,000.00(One Million United States Dollars) as grant/donations cash aidfrom the Vittorio Foundation in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament. (Note that all beneficiaries email addresses
were selected randomely from over 100,000 internet websites or a shop's cash invoices around your area in which you might have purchased something from).

You are required to contact our office annex in MADRID SPAIN 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/payment-release-order-form, which you will use in collecting the funds. Please endeavor to quote your Qualification numbers (S-222-6747, C-900-56) in all discussions.

CONTACT DETIALS BELOW:
=========== = ===============================
Fondazion Di Vittorio ESPANOLA
CONTACT NAME: DR. STAN LAWSON
E-MAIL CONTACT: fdv.espana@yahoo.es
===========================================

All information is strictly confidential and will only be used forthe purpose to which it is been requested in order to avoid unwarranted advantage of this programme by non-participant or unofficial personnel.
Please note that this grant/donation cash aid are strictly administered by Foundazion di Vittorio, under delegated powers from the United Nations Organization (UNO).

Finally, all funds should be claimed by their respective beneficiaries, no later than 15 days after notification.

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

Best Regards.

Mr. Andrea Gianfagna
(Foundation officer)
Fondazion Di Vittorio

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