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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: claims_gt_fabiogio@mchsi.com (claims_gt_fabiogio@yahoo.it)
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:27:29 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS


Fondazion Di Vittorio, ITALY
http://www.fondazionedivittorio.it
BATCH NO: (N-222-6747,E-900-56)
Congratulations as we bring to your notice, The Foundazion di Vittorio
has chosen you by the board of trustees as one of the final recipients
of a cash Grant/Donation for your own personal, educational, and
business development.
To celebrate the 28th anniversary program, We are giving out a yearly
US$1,000,000.00 (One Million United States Dollars) to 100 lucky
recipients,
as charity donations/aid from the VittorioFoundation, ECOWAS, EU and
the UNO in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament.
email contact address:
Full Name.............................................................
Residential Address...............................................
city,..................................................................

....
Occupation:...........................................................
Country::..............................................................

..
Telephone:.............................................................
Fax Number:........................................................
Sex:...................................................................

.
Age....................................................................

.
Next of Kin:...........................................................
Winning Batch No................................................
monthly income....................................................
After the Form Understated been fill,You are to forwarded it to the
payment Remitance office in ItalyBelow Their contact information
so as to speed up the processing of your claim as soon as possible.
You are to contact the Remitant Officer via email for more information.
(Payment Remitance Contact)
Mr Fabio Giovanni
(claims_gt_fabiogio@yahoo.it )

Also in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember
to quote your batchnumbers and the following details; in all your
correspondence message.
Regards.
Mr. Sparo Malcom
(Foundation Officer)

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