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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.
  • mrsashley_tyley01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: de foudations <foundation_de04@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:03:07 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!



The Fondation De France(FDF) (http://www.fdf.org), wouldlike to notify you that you have been chosen by the board of trusteesas one of the final recipients of a cash Grant/Donation for your ownpersonal, educational, and business development.The Fondation De France(FDF) was conceived with theobjective of human growth, educational and scientific research, with amind also for Community development. In conjunction with the ECOWAS,UNO and the EU We are giving out a yearly donation of US$1,350,000.00 (One million, Three hundred and Fifty thousand United States dollars). each to 100 lucky recipients. These specific Donations/Grantswill be awarded to 100 lucky international recipients worldwide; indifferent categories for their personal business development andenhancement of their educational plans. This is a yearly program, whichis a measure of universal development strategy.Based on the random selection exercise of internet websites andmillions of supermarket cash invoices worldwide, you were selectedamong the lucky recipients to receive the award sum of US$2,550,000.00as charity donations/aid from the Fondation De France(FDF) , ECOWAS, EUand the UNO in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament. (Note that all beneficiaries email addresses were selected randomly from over100,000 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, forqualification 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 quoteyour (Qualification number: FDF-444-6647-9163 )in all discussions.Executive Sec. Mrs. Ashley TylerEmail: mrsashley_tyley01@yahoo.com 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
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