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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:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "vittorio foundation" (not involved with lotteries)
• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: "ECOWAS LOTTERY" <carlosvinalsg@ucla.edu>
Reply-To: ecowas_claims@live.com
Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:44:52 -0700
Subject: ECOWAS BATCH NO: (N-222-6747,E-900-56)

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X-Mailer: aspNetEmail ver 3.5.2.0
Message-ID: <WEBMYUCLA10e7b84d4f1185414ba326003e93248c48@webmyucla10>

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Fondazion Di Vittorio, ITALY=0D=0ABATCH NO: (N-222-6747,E-900-56)=0D=0A=0D=
=0ACongratulations as we bring to your notice, The Foundazion di Vittorio=
has chosen you by the board of trustees as one of the final recipients o=
f a cash Grant/Donation for your own personal, educational, and business =
development=2E=0D=0A=0D=0ATo celebrate the 30th anniversary program, We a=
re giving out a yearly donation of =24 700,000=2E00 USD(Seven Hundred Tho=
usand United States Dollars) to 40 lucky recipients, as charity donations=
/aid from the Vittorio Foundation, ECOWAS, EU and the UNO in accordance w=
ith the enabling act of Parliament=2E which is part of our =0D=0Apromotio=
n=2E=0D=0A=0D=0ATo file for your claim contact,=0D=0A=0D=0APayment Remitt=
ance Department=0D=0AMr DAVE MONGAN=0D=0AEmail: ecowas_claims=40live=2Eco=
m=0D=0A=0D=0ASend your below information to the Payment Remittance Depart=
ment above=2E=0D=0A=0D=0AFull Name:=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=
=0D=0AAddress:=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E =0D=0ACity=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=
=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E =0D=0AOccupation:=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=
=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=0D=0ACountry:=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E =0D=0ATeleph=
one:=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=0D=0ASex:=2E=2E =2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=
=2E=2E=2E=2E =0D=0AAge:=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E =0D=0A=
=0D=0AAlso in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, rememb=
er to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all your correspon=
dence with Mr DAVE MONGAN=0D=0ARegards=2E=0D=0AMr=2E Vikki Malcom=0D=0Afo=
undation officer

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