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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +447024045790 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447005931472 (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.
  • josephmax02@sify.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Nestle Aid Organization (2009 Edition)"<jyxjfrpc@public1.wx.js.cn>
Reply-To: <josephmax02@sify.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 11:44:12 +0100
Subject: N.A.O qualification numbers {NAO-021-6}

Nestl? Aid Organization

Government Buildings,

Otley Road,

Leeds

LS16 5PZ

Notification Centre.

Date: 6th  July, 2009

                      NOTIFICATION FOR CASH AID

Dear Sir / Madam,

This is to notify you that you have been chosen By the Board of

trustees of the Nestl? Aid Organization based in the Ireland, as one of the final

recipients of a Cash Aid/Donation for your own personal, education and

business development, Nestl? Company as established 1866, and

Nestl? Aid Organization was developed in 1936 by the Multi-Million groups, which was

conceived with the objective of Human Growth, Educational and Community

development. In line with the 19 years anniversary program this year the

Nestl? Aid Organization in conjunction with the United Nations (UN)

and the European union (EU ), is giving out a yearly donation of Five Hundred Million

Great Britain Pounds, as specific Donations/Grants to 150 lucky international recipients

worldwide in different categories for their personal Business development and uplift of

their environment.

These funds are freely given to you to use for your business educational and

personal development, and at least 30% to be used by you to develop a part of your

environment, as this is a yearly program, which is a measure of universal development

strategy, and eradication of poverty.

 

Please kindly note that you are not the only beneficiary in your country this year, and

your country is not the only country that is benefiting from this donation, as beneficiaries

have been chosen from countries from all continents. The idea of this donation is that within

ten years from now, 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, so its your chance to spend the donation

wisely on something that will last you a long time. And please do not

bother following up this email, if you have benefited from this donation in

previous years.

 

Based on the random selection exercise of Internet websites, Internet ip address and

millions of Super market cash invoices worldwide, you were selected among the

lucky recipients to receive the donation sum of ?1,671,000.00 (One

Million Six hundred and seventy one thousand Great Britain Pounds) as

cash aid donations from the Nestl? Aid Organization, (UN) and the (EU)

in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament.

 

Kindly be aware that the Nestl? Aid Organization Board of trustees do not

know you in person or your curriculum Vitae (C.V), you are therefore

required to send your C.V along with your Facial means of Identification on

your contact with the Secretary for documentation and processing of your payment.

Curriculum Vitae (C.V) should contain as follows.

Full Names:

All Contact Address:

Phone number(s):

Fax Number(s):

Occupation:

Company Name:

Marriage status:

Religion:

Next of kin:

Date of birth:

Nationality:

State/Province:

Country:

 

Facial means of Identification, should contain one of this

options, Drivers License or International Passport.

 

You are required to expeditiously Contact the Executive Secretary below

for documentation and processing of your Cash Aid, between the hours of

8.00am - 7.30pm on Monday to Sunday.

 

Executive Secretary- Dr. Joseph Anderson Maxwell

Tell : +44 7024 045 790

Fax: +44-7005-931-472

 

Email (1): josephmax02@sify.com

 

Note: On your contact with the Executive Secretary with your curriculum

Vitae (C.V) and Facial means of Identification , you are to request

from him, his facial means of Identification on your own part, to verify

that you are dealing with the Executive Secretary as advised.

Please endeavor to quote your N.A.O qualification numbers (NAO-021-6) in all discussions.

Please note that this Cash Aid payment are strictly administered by (NAO) Nestl? Aid

Organization or (EU) European Union under delegated powers from the (UN) United Nations.

 

You are by all means hereby advised to keep this whole information confidential

until you have been able to collect your donation, as there have been many

cases of double and unqualified redemption, due to beneficiaries informing third

parties about his/her donation.

*Finally, all funds should be redeemed by their respective beneficiaries,

not later than One month after notification, failure to do so, implies that the

beneficiary is a ghost, with this, cash aid will be cancelled and reserved for next 2010 edition.

On behalf of the N.A.O Board of trustees, kindly accept our warmest congratulations

 

Yours faithfully,

Rev B. Wilton

G. Manager/ Notification Department

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