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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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Fraud email example:
From: "WEB INFORMAT" <informat@datanet-mt.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 16:22:58 +0000
Subject: FONDAZIONE INFORMATION
FONDAZIONE INFORMATION
Foundations Officer,
Vittorio Foundation,
ITALY.
www.fondazionedivittorio.it
Dear Sir,
NOTIFICATION FOR CASH AID.
This is to notify you that you have been chosen By the Board of trustees
of the above International charity organization based in the Italy as
one of the final recipients of a Cash Grant/Donation for Educational,
Economic, social and Research developments in your community.
The Vittorio Foundation as established 1977 by the Multi-Million groups
was conceived with the objective of Human Growth, Educational and
Community development. In line with the 28 years anniversary program
this year the Vittorio Foundation in conjunction with the Economic
community for West Africn States (ECOWAS) , United Nations Organization
(UNO) and the European union, is giving out One Hundred Million United
States Dollars as specific Donations/Grants to 150 lucky international
recipients worldwide in different categories for their personal Business
development and Social uplift of their various environment. These funds
are freely given to you to use for your business and educational
development and your community development at large, as this is a yearly
program, which is a measure of universal development, 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.
Based on the random selection exercise of internet websites and millions
of Super market cash invoices worldwide you were selected among the
lucky recipients to receive the award sum of US$850,000.00 (eight
hundred and fifty thousand United states Dollars) as charity
donations/aid from the Vittorio Foundation, ECOWAS and the UNO in
accordance with the enabling act of Parliament. (note that your email
was selected from either the internet, after absolute viewing of your
profile or a Shop's cash invoice around your area in which you might
have purchased something from).
You are required to Contact immediately the Executive Secretary below
for qualification documentation and processing of your claims. On
contact with this officer, you'll be given your donation pin number
which you will use in collecting the funds. You are to contact back this
email when you have collected your US$850,000.00. Please endeavor to
quote your Qualification numbers (N-222-6747, E-900-56) in all discussions.
Executive Secretary- Mr. Riccardo Varanini
Email: secretary@foundazionedivitorio.com
Please note that this donations/Grants are strictly administered by
"ECOWAS" under delegated powers from the UNO. 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 claim, due to beneficiaries informing third
parties about his/her donation.
Finally, all funds should be claimed by their respective
beneficiaries, not later that 28 days after notification, as failure to
do so will be to that particular beneficiary cancelled and its donation
reserved for next years receipients.
On behalf of the Board kindly accept our warmest congratulations
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Gianni Mattioli.
(Foundation officer)
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