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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.

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:

• 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)
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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)
• 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.
  • irishclaimsdept@citromail.hu (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • v.christinaetf@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Irish Online Lottery" <irishclaimsdept@citromail.hu>
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:00:30 -1200
Subject: You Won....Contact Mr C Scott

The IRISH ONLINE LOTTERY wishes you inform you that you have
won £700,000.00,in an online Sweepstakes International
program held on 12th February,2008. Your reference number is
UK/9420X2/68 and serial number is 538.To file for your
claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:Mr Courtney Scott,
Email:irishclaimsdept@citromail.hu




EUROPEAN TRAINING FONDATION
Villa Gualino,
Viale Settimio Severo, 65
I-10133 Torino,
Italie.
http://www.etf.europa.eu/


The European Training Fondation (ETF) would like to notify
you that you have been chosen by the board as one of the
final recipients of a cash Grant/Donation for your own
personal, educational, and business development. The
European Training Foundation (ETF) is an agency of the
European Union. Established in 1990, operational since 1994,
the European Training Foundation is located in Turin, Italy.

In collaboration with other European and international
institutions and organisations such as the World Bank, OECD,
the ILO, the European Investment Bank and UNESCO , We are
giving out a yearly donation of €2,800,000.00 (Two million,
Eight hundred thousand Euro only) each to 100 lucky
recipients. These specific Donations/Grants will be awarded
to 100 lucky international recipients worldwide, in
different categories. Based on the random selection exercise
of internet websites and millions of supermarket cash
invoices worldwide, you were selected amongst the lucky
recipients to receive the award sum of €2,800,000.00 as
charity donations/aid.


CONTACT THE HEAD OF FINANCIAL CONTRACT AND PROCUREMENT
SUPPORT UNIT FOR MORE INFORMATIONS ON YOUR CLAIMS, Please
endeavor to quote your Qualification numbers (N-444-7858,
E-800-67) in all discussions.

Vlassis Christina
Email: v.christinaetf@yahoo.it


Please note that these donations/Grants are strictly
administered by the EU, ECOWAS, and UNO in collaboration
with other European and international institutions and
organisations such as the World Bank, OECD, the ILO, the
European Investment Bank and UNESCO. You are by all means
advised to keep this whole information confidential until
you have been able to redeem your donation.

You would be required to send down the following
information:
==========================================
FULL NAME:
RESIDENT ADDRESS:
STATE:
COUNTRY:

SEX:
DATE OF BIRTH:
OCCUPATION:
TEL:
==========================================
On behalf of the Board kindly, accept our warmest
congratulations.

Regards,

Sorensen Bent
(External Communication Unit)

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam