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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Fondazion Di Vittorio, ITALY" <jenni@reedtribe.org>
Reply-To: galantuccigiovanni39@yahoo.it
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 17:15:10 +0100
Subject: IMPORTANT NOTICE

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Foundation's Officer,
Fondazion Di Vittorio, ITALY
http://www.fondazionedivittorio.it

Concern.

The Foundazion di Vittorio, would like to notify you that you have been
chosen by the board of trustees as one of the final recipients of a cash
Grant/Donation for your own personal, educational, and business development.
The Fondazione Di Vittorio, established 1977 by the Multi-Million groups
and now supported by the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS),
United Nations Organization (UNO) and the European Union (EU) was conceived
with the objective of human growth, educational, and community development.


To celebrate the 28th anniversary program, The Vittorio Foundation in conjunction
with the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS), United Nations
Organization (UNO) and the European Union (EU) is giving out a yearly donation
of US$100,000,000.00 (One Hundred Million United States Dollars) to 100
lucky recipients. These specific Donations/Grants will be awarded to 100
lucky international recipients worldwide; in different categories for their
personal business development and enhancement of their educational plans.
At least 15% of the awarded funds should be used by you to develop a part
of your environment. This is a yearly program, which is a measure of universal
development strategy.

The objective is to make a notable change in the standard of living of people
all around the Universe (From America to Europe, Asia to Africa and all
around). The Vittorio Foundation has been assured of highest organization
standard courtesy of the United Nations. It is our belief that we can achieve
a great positive change in the general welfare of the universe through this
program. That is why the foundation is doing everything possible to get
all recipients notified of their donation.

Note that your country is not the only country that is benefiting from this
donation. 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 always wanted.

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. Take time
and thought in spending the donation wisely on something that will last
you a long time. Recipients are only eligible to be awarded this donation
once.

Based on the random selection exercise of internet websites and millions
of supermarket cash invoices worldwide, you were selected among the lucky
recipients to receive the award sum of US$1,000,000.00 (One Million United
States Dollars) as charity donations/aid from the Vittorio Foundation, ECOWAS,
EU and the UNO in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament. (Note
that all beneficiaries email addresses were selected randomly from over
100,000 internet websites or a shop's cash invoice around your area in which
you might have purchased something from).

You are required to fill the form below and email it to our Executive Secretary
below for qualification documentation and processing of your claims. After
contacting our office with the requested data, you will be given your donation
pin number, which you will use in collecting the funds. Please endeavor
to quote your Qualification numbers (N-222-6747, E-900-56) in all discussions.

FULL NAMES:__________________________________
ADDRESS: _________________________________________________
CITY:_________________________
STATE:__________________________________ ZIP: ______________
COUNTRY________________________________
SEX:_______________
AGE:__________________
MARITAL STATUS:_________________
OCCUPATION:________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________
TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________

===========================================
Executive Secretary- Galantucci Giovanni
Email: galantuccigiovanni39@yahoo.it

All information is strictly confidential and will only be used for the purpose
to which it is been requested.

Please note that these donations/Grants are strictly administered by Economic
community for West African States (ECOWAS), European Union (EU), under delegated
powers from the United Nations Organization (UNO). This means that your
qualification number will be reffled to know the organisation (ECOWAS or
EU) that will handle your payment. You are 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,
no later than15 days after notification. Failure to do so will mean cancellation
of that beneficiary and its donation will then be reserved for next year?s
recipients. On behalf of the Board kindly, accept our warmest congratulations.

Regards.
Mr. Sparo Malcom
(Foundation officer)


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