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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:
  • "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.
  • +447045723208 (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.
  • tdf2009@walla.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Prof. Dr. Martin Koerschens" <martin.koerschens@landw.uni-halle.de>
Reply-To: tdf2009@walla.com
Date: Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:14:09 -0700
Subject: Congratulations!!! Dove Cash Grant Award Nominee




The DOVE Foundation.
69 Chapel Street,
London WC1R 4AZ.
United Kingdom.
Dear Nominee,

RE: Grant Notification.

This is an official notification to you by the board of trustees of The DOVE Foundation as one of the recipients of cash Grant Award for your personal business and community development. The DOVE Foundation was founded 20/06/92 by the Multi-Million groups and companies in Europe having their corporate Head Quarters in Belgium (Brussels) and was conceived with the objective of humanitarian growth and community development. To celebrate the 17th anniversary program, The DOVE Foundation is giving out a cash donation of £1,200,000.00 (One Million and Two Hundred Thousand British Pounds) each to 8 lucky recipients.

These specific Grants are awarded to 8 lucky international recipients worldwide. At least 20% of the awarded Grant 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 of this program is to make a notable change in the standard of living of the people all around the world.

The DOVE Foundation has been assured of the highest organizational standard courtesy of the United Nations. Who says "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 DOVE foundation is doing everything possible to get all recipients notified of their donation via email and Telephone.

Beneficiaries to this Grant have been chosen from different countries all over the continents. The idea of this donation is that within ten years from now or thereabout, there shall be notable changes among many unusual people around the world. This will give many people the opportunity to get their lives to a stage where they've 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 investing the donation wisely on something that will last you a long time.

Based on the random selection exercise of internet websites and millions of supermarket cash invoices worldwide, our collaborators, you were selected among the lucky recipients to receive the awarded sum of £1,200,000.00 (One Million and Two Hundred Thousand British Pounds) as Grant Award from the DOVE Foundation. (Note; all beneficiaries email addresses were selected randomly from over 900,000 internet websites and shop's cash invoice around your area in which you might have purchased an item(s).

Grant Award Validation form will be sent to you to fill and returned as soon as you've acknowledged this notification email with your interest in receiving the Grant. You are to contact the 17th Anniversary Secretary with your information given below:

**********************************
Name:
Address:
Tel:
Email:
Ref. No: DF0/024/991146612.
**********************************
All information is strictly confidential and will only be used for the purpose to which it is requested. Please note; these Grant is strictly administered by the DOVE Foundation. You are to keep this whole information confidential until you've collected your Cash Grant, as there have been many cases of unqualified or double claiming, due to beneficiaries informing third parties about his/her donation. Any reported case of unqualified or double claiming leads to cancellation of that particular Grant Award.

NOTE: Your email response should be directed to the contact below for prompt payment of grant cash award: Any request not sent through this appropriate office will be disqualified.
Name: Sir Adrian Knightston.
Phone: +44 704 5723 208
Email: tdf2009@walla.com

On behalf of the DOVE Foundation Board do accept our congratulations.
Sincerely Yours,
Prof.Dr.Jessica Koersch Martin.
Publicity Secretary
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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 which they are addressed. This communication represents the originator's personal views and opinions, which do not necessarily reflect those of the DOVE 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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