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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: "Mrs.Mary Jones" <info_maryjones009@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: contactpaymentoffice_fed01@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:46:52 -0500
Subject: Batch number.....................FODAZ 09102XN

FONDAZIONE AND ECOWAS DONATIONS 2007

Viale Castro Pretorio

105 00185 Roma

Italy Rome



http://www.fondazionedivittorio.it



This is to inform you that you have won a prize

money of One Million United States Dollars, ($1,000,000.00)

for 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 through

electronic 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



These numbers fall within your Location file,

you are requested to contact the events manager/Claims Department,send

your winning identification numbers to him,to enable him verify

your claims.



(CONTACT THE HEAD OFFICE FINANCE DEPARTMENT NIGERIA.)

Name:Mr.Ben Brown

Tel:+2347030842562

Fax:+2348076568925

E-mail:contactpaymentoffice_fed01@yahoo.com.hk



THIS FORM SHOULD BE FILED BY THE LOTTERTY WINNER OF THE STATED FUND FOR

VERIFICATION BEFORE PROCESSING THE LOTTERY WINNING:



FULL NAME:

RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:

OCCUPATION:

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:

SEX:

TELNO:

FAX NO:

EMAIL:

WINNINGNUMBER:

BATCHNUMBER:



Thank you and Accept my hearty congratulations once again!



Yours faithfully,

Mrs.Mary Jones


___________________________________________________________

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




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