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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:
  • "fondazione di vittorio" (not involved with lotteries)
  • "vittorio foundation" (not involved with lotteries)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • ",000,000" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Vittorio award notification <vittorioawardinfo@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:31:41 +0200
Subject:



You have been awarded 1.000,000.00 euros! V. Foundation congratulates you!=
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<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" =
/><o:p> Vittorio Fondacione congratulates you!<o:p></o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p>=
The Fondaczione di Vittorio, hereby notify you that you have been chosen =
by the board of trustees as one of the final recipients of a cash Grant/Do=
nation.<o:p></o:p>The Fondazione Di Vittorio, established by the Multi-Mil=
lion groups and now supported by the United Nations, European Union (EU) a=
nd the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was conceived with t=
he objective of poverty alleviation world wide, Integrated Rural Developme=
nt Programme, environmental development and protection against global warm=
ing and personal education on business development. The Vittorio Fondazion=
e in conjunction with these world bodies is giving out a yearly donation o=
f EUR 10, 000,000.00 (Ten Million Euro) to 10 lucky recipients.<o:p></o:p>=
<o:p></o:p>These specific Donations/Grants will be awarded to 10 lucky in=
ternational recipients worldwide; in different categories for their person=
al business development and Integrated Rural Development Programme on glob=
al warming. At least 15% of the awarded funds should be used by you to dev=
elop a part of your environment against global warming.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></=
o:p>Based on the random selection exercise of internet websites and millio=
ns of supermarket cash invoices worldwide, you were selected among the rec=
ipients to receive the award sum of EUR 1,000,000.00 (One Million Euro) do=
nations/aid from the Vittorio Foundation and these world bodies in accorda=
nce with the enabling act of establishment. <o:p></o:p>After contacting ou=
r office in <=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D st1 ns =3D "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:o=
ffice:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">Spain</st1:country-region=

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