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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Foundazion Di Vittorio" <airmaxexpressdeliveryservice@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:22:44 +0100
Subject: Claim Your Prize With Your Order Number.37096218

VITTORIO FONDAZIONE.
Corso Ercole I d'Este 44,
Ferrara 44100 - Italy.
Foundation's Officer,
Fondazion Di Vittorio, ITALY
http://www.fondazionedivittorio.it

Congratulations 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 cash
Grant/Donation for your own personal, educational,and
business development.Congratulations once again from all the
staff here on your cash award sum of US$500,000 (Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) as charity
donations/aid from the Vittorio Foundation, ECOWAS, EU and
the UNO in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament
which your e-mail addres was randomly selected by software
powered by the Internet.Your email address was amongst those
chosen this quarter and you are to contact AFFILIATED
COURIER COMPANY for the delivery of your certificate and
cheque of US$500,000.

For further details on how to receive your grant,Please
contact the COURIER COMPANY why contacting them include this
order Number 37096218.

Mr.Maxwell Rikky(dispatch officer)
airmaxexpressdeliveryservice1@yahoo.com.hk
Tel:TEL:+44 704 5727 352
FILL YOUR INFORMATION CAREFULLY.
1. FULL NAMES:
2. ADDRESS:
3. SEX:
4. AGE:
5. MARITAL STATUS:
6. OCCUPATION :
7. E-MAIL ADDRESS:
8. TELEPHONE NUMBER(S): FAX:
9. COUNTRY:
10 COMPANY IN ANY:
11 ORDER NUMBER:
Congratulations On behalf of all members of the Foundazion
Di Vittorio.
Yours Truly,
Mrs Rosemary Cole.
Online Grant Co-ordinator
The Foundazion Di Vittorio




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