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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "fondazione di vittorio" (not involved with lotteries)
  • "vittorio fondazione" (not involved with lotteries)
  • "vittorio foundation" (not involved with lotteries)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • ",000,000" (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!
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +34663642176 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • foudivittorio@aol.com

Fraud email example:

From: Vittorio award notification <vittorioawardinfo@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:31:41 +0200
Subject: {Disarmed} =?iso-8859-15?Q?You_have_been_awarded_1.000,000.00_euros!_V._Foundatio?=
=?iso-8859-15?Q?n_congratulates_you!__?=



You have been awarded 1.000,000.00 euros! V. Foundation congratulates you!=
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<?xml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:offic=
e" /><o:p> Vittorio Fondacione congratulates you!<o:p></o:p></o:p><o:p></o:=
p> The Fondaczione di Vittorio, hereby notify you that you have been chosen=
by the board of trustees as one of the final recipients of a cash Grant/Do=
nation.<o:p></o:p>The Fondazione Di Vittorio, established by the Multi-Mill=
ion groups and now supported by the United Nations, European Union (EU) and=
the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was conceived with the =
objective of poverty alleviation world wide, Integrated Rural Development P=
rogramme, environmental development and protection against global warming a=
nd personal education on business development. The Vittorio Fondazione in c=
onjunction with these world bodies is giving out a yearly donation of EUR 1=
0, 000,000.00 (Ten Million Euro) to 10 lucky recipients.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></=
o:p>These specific Donations/Grants will be awarded to 10 lucky internation=
al recipients worldwide; in different categories for their personal busines=
s development and Integrated Rural Development Programme on global warming.=
At least 15% of the awarded funds should be used by you to develop a part =
of your environment against global warming.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>Based on =
the random selection exercise of internet websites and millions of supermar=
ket cash invoices worldwide, you were selected among the recipients to rece=
ive the award sum of EUR 1,000,000.00 (One Million Euro) donations/aid from=
the Vittorio Foundation and these world bodies in accordance with the enab=
ling act of establishment. <o:p></o:p>After contacting our office in <?xml:=
namespace prefix =3D st1 ns =3D "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags=
" /><st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">Spain</st1:country-region> with the req=
uested data, you will be given your donation pin code by our processing off=
ice in <st1:State w:st=3D"on">Madrid</st1:State> <st1:country-region w:st=
=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Spain</st1:place></st1:country-region> after=
the verification and processing exercise, which you will use in collecting=
the funds.<o:p></o:p>To begin your claim you have to contact our claim bra=
nch office in <st1:State w:st=3D"on">Madrid</st1:State> <st1:country-region=
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Spain</st1:place></st1:country-region>.=
<o:p></o:p>Contact person Dr. Perez Castro. Tel: +34-663 642 176. Fax +34-=
917 615 179 Email foudivittorio@aol.com [mailto:foudivittorio@aol.com]. <o:=
p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>All information is strictly confidential and will only =
be used for the purpose to which it is been requested, as there have been m=
any cases of unqualified claim, Your Qualification number is (NC-222-47,ES-=
90) and must be quoted in all correspondence. <o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>You ar=
e to keep this whole information confidential until you have been able to c=
ollect your donation. Finally, all funds should be claimed by their respect=
ive beneficiaries, no later than15 days after notification. Failure to do s=
o will mean cancellation of that beneficiary and its donation will then be =
reserved for next year's recipients.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>You are required=
to fill the required information below and email it to our claim office in=
<st1:State w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Madrid</st1:place></st1:Stat=
e> for qualification documentation and processing of your award.<o:p></o:p>=
FULL NAMES:<o:p></o:p>ADDRESS:<o:p></o:p>COUNTRY<o:p></o:p>SEX:<o:p></o:p>A=
GE:<o:p></o:p>MARITAL STATUS:<o:p></o:p>OCCUPATION:<o:p></o:p>E-MAIL ADDRES=
S:<o:p></o:p>TELEPHONE NUMBER:<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>On behalf of the Board=
kindly, accept our warmest congratulations <o:p></o:p>Yours Sincerely,<o:p=
></o:p> [http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/_javascript:Zoom(290075)]
<o:p> </o:p>**<o:p></o:p> *DR. ANTONIO GOMEZ**VICE PRESIDENT*** **(www.fond=
azionedivittorio.it [http://www.fondazionedivittorio.it/]) <o:p></o:p>=20


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