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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)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • murine_20008@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mariamjackson6@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:37:24 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?GRANT=20AWARD=20DONATION=20=21=21=21?=

Fondazion Di Vittorio
Fondazion DiVittorio, ITALY
http://www.fondazionedivittorio.it
GRANT AWARD DONATION !!!
THE ITALIA FOUNDATION FOR BASIC RESEARCH.
The Italia Foundation for basic research (http://www.fondazionedivittorio.it),
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 Italia Foundation for basic research
was conceived with the objective of human growth, educational and scientific
research, with a mind also for Community development. In conjunction with
the ECOWAS,UNO and the EU We are To celebrate the 30th anniversary program,
We are giving out a yearly donation of US$ 450,000.00 (Four 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 worldwide; 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.
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 ( $ 200,000.00 )Two hundred thousand
dollars as charity donations/aid from the Italia Foundation, 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'scash 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 (N-222-6647,
E-910-56) in all discussions.
Executive Sec. Mrs.Patrick Millavic
Email:murine_20008@yahoo.de
Following the mail you are advise to fill and return the required detail
as to enable us process your funds.
1. Full Names: 2. Residential Address:
3. Direct Phone No: 4. Fax Number:
5. Email address: 6. Qualification numbers
7. Sex: 8. Nationality:
9. Occupation: 10.Age:
Finally, all funds should be claimed by their respective beneficiaries,no
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 years
recipients.
On behalf of the Board kindly, accept our warmest congratulations.
Regards.
MRS. PULLVIC LAURA SIDIGO

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