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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: "Gianni Mattioli" <giannimattioli@italianfdt.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2005 03:43:39 +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 your own personal,
education and business development
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 a yearly donation of 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 uplift of their family. These funds are freely given to you to use for
your business educational and personal development, 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 never dreamt to reach. 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 choice to
spend the donation wisely on something that will last you a long time.
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@vittoriofoundation.com or ricardo_vo12@yahoo.it
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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