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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: Fondazione Di Vittorio <piyanunx@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: payoutdept@united-no.org
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:25:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: MORE INFORMATION... [UNITED NATIONS]



Fondazione Di Vittorio Universal Programme.
Piazza Garibaldi, 9 - 90093
Monopoli ITALY.
http://www.fondazionedivittorio.it

August -27 - 2007.

Attenzione: Donation Recipient,

This is to acknowledge the receipt of the requested data and the confirmation of your reliability in this universal programmed you have been chosen By the Board of trustees of the above International Foundation for Basic Research based in the Monopoli ITALY as one of the final recipients of a Cash Grant/Donation for your own personal, education and business development

The Fondazione Di Vittorio Universal Programme was conceived with the objective of human growth, educational and scientific research, with a mind also for Community development. In conjunction with The Economic Community for West African States ( E C O W A S ), United Nations Organization ( U N ) and the European Union ( E U

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 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), probably like in the next 20yrs.

This year edition will give many people the opportunity to get their lives to a stage where they had always wanted. 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 were selected among the lucky recipients to receive the award sum of US$500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) as charity donations/aid from the Fondazione Di Vittorio

In furtherance, to proceed with the claims of your donation grants note that we have forwarded the produced data, to the head office of The Fondazione Di Vittorio Universal Programme and the United Nations Organization (U N) head office whom happens to be the Organization assigned to handle your payment in WEST AFRICA. Because your claims falls within our United Nations Organization Region, and you have been directed to contact the United Nations Organization Payment Officer in-charge of claims and dispatch.

Included in this letter is your donation pin number to be used when claiming your donation. Your donation pin number is "00790520066913". This number should be kept strictly confidential by you, as you will use it in receiving your donation.

You are to immediately contact the Payment officer in The UN-HEAD OFFICE in Abuja, Nigeria (WEST-AFRICA) for claim of your donation. Please do contact the officer in the below information.

CONTACT INFO.

PAYOUT OFFICER, UN-HEAD OFFICE.
PLOT 4, BLOCK 47,
GARKI-ESTATE, ABUJA, NIGERIA
WEST-AFRICA.

EMAIL: payoutdept@united-no.org
TEL: +234-8057385739
FAX: +234-8050517346

Note that on contact with Mr. Musa Piyanun, you are to provide him with the following information

Full name and Address

----DECLARATION (PLEASE READ AND FILL IN YOUR NAME IN THE SPACE PROVIDED)

I.................. HEREBY DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE INFORMATION PRODUCED BY ME ARE TRUE

----IN A BRIEF EXPLANATION, HOW DO YOU INTEND TO USE YOU DONATION FUNDS IN IMPROVING YOUR STANDARD OF LIVING.

The above requested information is absolutely necessary for the claiming of your Donation Grants, and claim correspondence will not further until provision of the information. Furthermore, all information produced by you must be valid info as you will be required to produce valid Identity backing up the information produced, the moment your donation is been delivered to you. Nevertheless, The Fondazione Di Vittorio Universal Programme.
and all International organization is obliged to keep your information strictly confidential, and used for the only intended reason.

This will enable the UN-OFFICE prepare a check valued $500.000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND USD) and all necessary documents required to clear/cash the check in your name. Make sure you give him a call informing him that you have just sent him an email so that he could respond to you mail immediately

Fondazione Di Vittorio has discovered a huge attempt on double claiming due to the fact that winners inform close friends relatives and third parties about their Donations and also share their pin numbers. As a result of this, these friends try to claim the Donations on behalf of the real winners, The Fondazione Di Vittorio has reached a decision from her headquarters that any attempt of such acts if discovered by the UN-OFFICE will result to the canceling of that particular Donations, making a loss for both the double claimer and the real Recipient, as it is taken that the real recipient was the informer to the double claimer about the Donations, So therefore we strongly advised that you keep your Donations data’s strictly confidential until you claim your prize

Make sure you give him a call informing him that you sent him an email so that he could respond to your mail immediately.

Finally, all funds should be claimed by their respective beneficiaries, not later that 15 days after notification, as failure to do so will be to that particular beneficiary cancelled and its donation reserved for next years recipients. 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.


On behalf of the Board kindly accept our warmest congratulations

Finally, note that speedy adherence to this instructions will determine the quick release of your donation. Please contact Mr. Musa Piyanun immediately. Thank you for your co-operation in this matter.

Signed,
Mr. Swank Jefferson
Foundation Secretary



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