419 scam: "Queen Elizabeth's Foundation" <infor@yahoo.com> Congratulations

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "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!

Fraud email example:

From: "Queen Elizabeth's Foundation" <infor@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: queenelizabethsfoundation@live.com
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 01:18:05 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Congratulations

From:Queen Elizabeth's Foundation

Woodlands Road
Leatherhead Court
Leatherhead
Surrey
KT22 0BN.

Attn: Beneficiary,

Congratulations The Queen Elizabeth's Foundation has chosen you by the
board of trustees as one of the final recipients of a cash-Grant/Donation
for your own personal, educational, and business development. To
celebrate the 60th anniversary program, We are giving out a yearly donation
of US$500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) to 40 lucky
recipients, as charity donations/aid from the Queen Elizabeth's
Foundation, ECOWAS, EU, UNICEF and the UNO in accordance with the enabling
act of Parliament, which is part of our promotion. To file for your claim
you are to fill out below information and send it to Mr Michael Separzadeh
Executive Secretary Via his email contact address.

Mr Michael Separzadeh
(queenelizabethsfoundation@live.com)

Claims Requirements:
1. Full Name:.....................................
2. Address:.......................................
3. Nationality:...................................
4. Age:.......... Date of Birth:.................
5. Occupation:....................................
6. Phone:................Fax:.....................
7. State of Origin:...........Country:.............

The Executive Secretary:
Mr. Michael Separzadeh

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Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disable People is a registered
Charity No 251051. Register as a Company Limited by Guarantee in
London No 892013. Registered at Leatherhead Court, Woodlands
Road, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 0BN.
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