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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:
  • "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)
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +4407011146349
• 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.
  • agent_cann@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • copleycherry@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: FONDAZIONE IBM ITALIA <info@fibm.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: agent_cann@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:56:07 -0500
Subject:

Fondazione Ibm Italia
BATCH NO: (B-101-GP524, F-u87-55)
Office: Via de' Lucchesi,
26 - 00187 Rome.

Dear Beneficiary,


Congratulations as we bring to your notice,
The Fondazione Ibm Italia has chosen 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. To celebrate the 15th
anniversary della scomparsa di Giuseppe Di
Fondazione Ibm program, we are giving out a
yearly donation of 500,000.00 (Five
Hundred Thousand Euro) to 30 lucky
recipients, as donations/aid from the
Fondazione Ibm, ECOWAS, EU and the UNO in
accordance with the enabling act of
Parliament. Which is part of our promotion.

Our projects start by identifying emerging
issues that are culturally,educationally
and socially relevant for the Italian and
the European community, which goes far
beyond simple financial support to
organizations, institutions,individuals,
etc. coming from different areas of the
world.

To file for your claim kindly enclose your
details below to any of our offices below;

1. Full name: ........
2. Complete Mailing Address: ....
3. Tel and fax number: ......
4. Occupation.........
5. Sex:.........
6 Age: ....
7. Country of residence....

ITALY OFFICE:
Name: Mr. Giovanni Cann Linzi
E-Mail: agent_cann@yahoo.com.hk
Phone: +393284531108

UNITED KINGDOM OFFICE/LONDON OFFICE:
Name: Mr. Copley Cherry
E-Mail: copleycherry@hotmail.com
Phone: +44 (0) 701 114 6349

PLEASE DO MAKE SURE YOU SEND EMAIL TO ANY OF
OUR OFFICES ABOVE AND NOT BOTH FOR PROPER
RECORD AND EASY REMITTANCE OF YOUR PRIZE.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Andrea Pontremoli,
President.
Fondazione Ibm Italia.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam