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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.

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:

• 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:
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447045741453 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • rfcsdesk012@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: shirleynewman@organization.com
Reply-To: rfcsdesk001@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:54:33 +0200
Subject: GRANT AWARD.

Ride Foundation
10 Fitzhardinge Street,
London, W1H 6DH,
United Kingdom.

Attn: Recipient,

Re: Grant Announcement.

I have been directed to inform you by the board of trustees of the Ride Foundation as one of the final recipients of a cash Grant/Donation for your own personal, educational, and business development. The Ride Foundation was established 20th September, 1980 by the Multi-Million groups and companies in Europe having their corporate head quarters in Austria (Vienna) and was conceived with the objective of humanitarian growth, educational, and community development.

To celebrate the 28th anniversary program, The Ride Foundation is giving out a cash donation of £1,200,000.00 (One Million and Two Hundred Thousand British Pounds) each to 5 lucky recipients.

These specific Donations/Grants will be awarded to 5 lucky international recipients worldwide; in different categories for their personal business development and enhancement of their educational plans. At least 15% of the awarded funds should be used by you (the Recipient) to develop a part of your community. This is a yearly program, which is a measure of Universal Development Strategy Program (UDSP). The objective is to make a notable change in the standard of living of people all around the Universe (From America to Europe, Asia to Africa and all around).

The Ride Foundation has been assured of highest organizational standard courtesy of the United Nations. It is our belief that we can achieve a great positive change in the general welfare of the universe through this program. That is why the foundation is doing everything possible to get all recipients notified of their donation.

Note, that your country is not the only country that is benefiting from this donation.

Beneficiaries have been chosen from countries all over the continents. The idea of this donation is that within ten years from now or thereabout, there will be notable richness among many unusual people around the world. This will give many people the opportunity to get their lives to a stage where they had always wanted. Kindly note that you will only be chosen to receive the donation once, which means that subsequent yearly donation will not get to you again. Take time and thought in spending the donation wisely on something that will last you a long time.

Recipients are only eligible to be awarded this donation once.

Based on the random selection exercise of internet websites and millions of supermarket cash invoices worldwide, you were selected among the lucky recipients to receive the award sum of £1,200,000.00 (One Million and Two Hundred Thousand British Pounds) as charity Donations/Grant from the Ride Foundation, in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament. (Note that all beneficiaries email addresses were selected randomly from over 600,000 internet websites or a shop's cash invoice around your area in which you might have purchased an item(s) from).

A processing form will be sent to you to fill and returned as soon as you acknowledge this notification mail with your interest in receiving the Cash Grant. You are to contact the 28th Anniversary Secretary with your information given below:

**********************************
Name:
Address:
Tel:
Email:
Ref. no: KMM29602452I2229L0KM.
**********************************

All information is strictly confidential and will only be used for the purpose to which it is been requested.

Please note that these donations/Grants are strictly administered by Ride Foundation. You are to keep this whole information confidential until you've collected your Cash Grant, as there have been many cases of double and unqualified claim, due to beneficiaries informing third parties about his/her donation.

Finally, all funds should be claimed by their respective recipient not later than 15 days after notification. Failure to do so will mean cancellation of that beneficiary and its donation will then be reserved for next year¡¦s recipients.

NOTE: All Notification email with your interest should be sent to:
Name: Dr Albert Magnus.
Phone: +44-704-574-1453
Email: rfcsdesk012@hotmail.com

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

Faithfully Yours,
Shirley Newman (Image Maker).
Ride Foundation
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Confidential: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. This communication represents the originator's personal views and opinions, which do not necessarily reflect those of the RIDE FOUNDATION. If you are not the original recipient or the person responsible for delivering the email to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this email in error, and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited.

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