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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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Fraud email example:

From: "A.PEPE PEPE" <grantnotification@divittorio-fondazione-italy.net>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 02:07:34 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!![YOU HAVE WON]

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 choosen By the Board of Trustees of the above International charity organization based in the Italy as one of the final Recepients 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 group 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 european Council ! is
giving out One Hundred Million United States Dollars as specific Donations/Grants to
150 lucky international recipients worldwide in different categories for Business development and Social uplift of their various communities.
These funds are freely given to you to use for your business and educational development and your community development at large.
    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 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. And you are to contact back this email when you have collected
your US$850,000.00. Please endevour to quote your Qualification numbers (N-222-6747, E-900-56) in all disscussions. 
Executive Secretary- Mr.M.MESSORI  

Email: messori@myway.com
Please note that this donations/Grants are administered by a Italian Bank and therefore subject to Italian Laws. you are by all means hereby advised to keep this whole informatios confidential (keep it to your self) until you have been able to colect your donation, as there have been many cases
of double and unqualified claim, due to beneficiaries informing third parties about his/her donation
On behalf of the Board kindly accept our warmest congratulations
Yours faithfully,
Mr. A.PEPE
(Foundation officer)

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