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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 AND ECOWAS DONATIONS 2007 <ecowasdonations2007@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: contact_ecowaspayingoffice@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 14:43:25 -0500
Subject: Winning number...................ECW09788

FONDAZIONE AND ECOWAS DONATIONS 2007
Viale Castro Pretorio
105 00185 Roma
ITALY ROME
http://www.fondazionedivittorio.it

NOTIFICATION FOR CASH AID.
This is to inform you that you have won a prizemoney of two Million United
States Dollars, ($2,000,000.00)as one of the final recipients of a Cash
Grant/Donation for your own personal,education and business developmentfor
this year 2007 Lottery promotion which is organized by FONDAZIONE AND ECOWAS
DONATIONS 2007.

FONDAZIONE DONATIONS 2007, collects all the email addresses of the people
that are active online,among the millions that subscribed to the Internet.we
only select five people every Year as our winners throughelectronic balloting
System without the winner applying,we congratulate you for being one of the
people selected.
These are your identification numbers:
********************************************************************
Batch number.....................FODAZ 09102XN
Reff number.......................ECW35447XN
Winning number...................ECW09788
********************************************************************
(CONTACT THE HEAD OFFICE FINANCE DEPARTMENT NIGERIA.)
Name:Prof Anthony Onovo
Tel: +2348054759376
Fax: +2348022394747
E-mail:contact_ecowaspayingoffice@yahoo.com.hk
********************************************************************
FULL NAME:?
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:?
OCCUPATION:?
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE?
TEL NO:?
EMAIL:?
WINNING NUMBER:?
BATCH NUMBER:?
********************************************************************
Thank you and Accept my hearty congratulations once again!
Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Mary Jones

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Fidelity Communications Webmail - http://webmail.fidnet.com



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