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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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 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.
  • ashley_tyler101@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Emily Cole" <paul@frankton.org>
Reply-To: ashley_tyler101@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:36:59 +0100
Subject: Grant !!!

The Fondation De France(FDF) (http://www.fdf.org), 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 Fondation De France(FDF) was conceived with the
objective of human growth, educational and scientific research, with a
mind also for Community development. In conjunction with the ECOWAS,
UNO and the EU We are giving out a yearly donation of US$2,550,000.00
(Two million, Five hundred and Fifty thousand United states dollars
only) each 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. This is a yearly program, which
is a measure of universal development strategy.

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$2,550,000.00
as charity donations/aid from the Fondation De France(FDF) , 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 in voice around your area in which
you might have purchased something from).

You are required to contact the Executive Secretary below, for
qualification documentation and processing of your claims.
After contacting our office, you will be given your donation pin number,
which you will use in collecting the funds. Please endeavor to quote
your Qualification number: (E-57-10747, R-456-76) in all discussions.

Executive Sec. Mrs. Ashley Tyler
Email: ashley_tyler101@yahoo.fr

Finally, all funds should be claimed by their respective beneficiaries,
no later than 20 days after notification. On behalf of the Board kindly,
accept our warmest congratulations.

Regards.
Mrs. Emily Cole

Anti-fraud resources:

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