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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)
  • "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • info.fdf14@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "THE FONDATION DE FRANCE" <info.fdf14@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:44:16 -1200
Subject: THE FONDATION DE FRANCE(FDF)

THE FONDATION DE FRANCE(FDF)
http://www.fdf.org
16 Rue Lanterne,
Lyon 69001, France.

The Fondation De France(FDF) 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 FDF, established 1977 by the Multi-Million groups and
now supported
by the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS),
United
Nations Organization (UNO) and the European Union (EU) was
conceived with the
objective of human growth,educational, and community
development.

In conjunction with the ECOWAS, UNO and the EU, We are
giving out a
yearly donation of S$1,350,000.00 (One million, Three
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 orldwide; 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.

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.

Kindly note that you will only be choosen 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.

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$1,350,000.00 as
charity donations/aid from the Fondation De France, 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 invoice 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 numbers (FDF-444-6647-9163) in all
discussions.

Executive Sec. Mr.Pagis Potter
Email: info.fdf14@yahoo.fr

Please note that these donations/Grants are strictly
administered by
the EU, ECOWAS, UNO. You are by all means hereby advised to
keep this whole
information confidential until you have been able to collect
your
donation, as there have been many cases of double and
unqualified
claim, due to beneficiaries informing third parties about
his/her donation.

Finally, all funds should be claimed by their respective
beneficiaries,
not later than 20 days after notification. Failure to do so
will mean
cancellation of that beneficiary and its donation will then
be reserved
for next year's recipients.

On behalf of the Board kindly, accept our warmest
congratulations.

Regards.
Mrs. Claudia Lauren

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