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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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Fraud email example:

From: marcusbooth@gawab.com
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:14:22 -0500
Subject: FINAL NOTICE.***YOUR EMAIL HAS WON OUR ANNUAL XMAS-PROMO***

The Vintage Foundation Promotion
(A.K.A the Family Of Hope)
12/16 St John Street,Clerkenwell
London, EC1V 4JS.
United Kingdom.

Attn: Recipient,

CASH GRANT/DONATION:


I have been directed to inform you 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 Vintage Foundation established 1975 by the Multi-Million
groups and companies in Europe having their corporate head office in Italy was conceived with the objective of human
growth, educational, and community development.

To celebrate the 31st anniversary program, The Vintage Foundation is giving out a yearly donation of 500,000pounds
(Five hundred thousand British Pounds) each to 30 lucky recipients. These specific Donations/Grants will be awarded to
30 lucky international recipients worldwide; in different categories for their personal business development and
enhancement of their educational plans. At least 15% of the awarded funds should be used by you to develop a part of
your. This is a yearly program, which is a measure of universal development strategy. Environment 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). The Vintage Foundation has been assured of highest organization standard courtesy of the United
Nations. It is our belief that we can achieve a great positive change in the general welfare of the universe through
this program. That is why the foundation is doing everything possible to get all recipients notified of their donation.

Note that your country is not the only country that is benefiting from this donation. Beneficiaries have been chosen
from countries from all continents. The idea of this donation is that within ten years from now, there will be notable
richness among many unusual people around the world.

This will give many people the opportunity to get their lives to a stage where they had always wanted.

Kindly note that you will only be chosen 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 500,000pounds (Five hundred thousand British Pounds) as charity donations/aid from The Vintage
Foundation , in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament. (Note that all beneficiaries email addresses were
selected randomly from over 600,000 internet websites or a shop's cash invoice around your area in which you might have
purchased something from).

A qualification form will be sent to you to fill and returned as soon as you acknowledge this notification email with
your interest in receiving the Cash Grant. You are to contact the 31st Anniversary Secretary with the information below:

Name: Sir Marcus Booth
Email: marcusbooth@gawab.com
Mobile Number: +44 70457 09718.
31st Anniversary Secretary
The Vintage Foundation Promotion

All information is strictly confidential and will only be used for the purpose to which it is been requested. Please
note that these donations/Grants are strictly administered by Vintage Foundation. This means that your qualification
number will be raffled to know the organization (ECOWAS or EU) that will handle your payment. You are 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, no later than 15 days after notification.
Failure to do so will mean cancellation of that beneficiary and its donation will then be reserved for next year
recipients.

On behalf of the Board kindly, accept our warmest congratulations.
Faithfully Yours,
Mrs Wendy Robert.
Image maker
The Vintage Foundation Promotion

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