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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • fdf_claim_processing_unit@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: <kumar_p@hathway.com>
Reply-To: foundation-board01@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:50:34 -0400
Subject: From The ECOWAS, UNO and the European Union.




Foundation's Officer,
THE FONDATION DE FRANCE(FDF)
http://www.fdf.org
16 Rue Lanterne,
Lyon 69001,
FRANCE.

Fondation De France as established 1979 by the Multi-Million groups
was conceived with the objective of Human Growth, Educational and
Community development.The France Foundation in conjunction with
the ECOWAS, UNO and the European Union.

These funds are freely given to you to use for your business
educational and personal development.

You were selected among the lucky recipients to receive the award sum
of US$250,000.00 (Two Hundred And Fifty Thousand Dollars) as charity
donations/aid from the France Foundation, ECOWAS and the UNO
in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament.

You are required to expeditiously contact the Executive Secretary
with your Qualification numbers (P-333-7858,B-011-67) for
processing of your claims,you'll be given your donation pin number.
Contact Executive Sec. Mrs. Eberardo costain (DPU) Information Officer.

Enter Personal Details:
First Name:__________
Sex:______________
Address:______________
City:_______________
State:__________________
Zip/Postal Code:________
Country:____________
Phone Number:____________
Fax:___________
E-mail:____________

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
DUE PROCESS UNIT:
Executive Sec. Mrs. Eberardo costain
Address:- 16 Rue Lanterne,
Lyon 69001,
FRANCE.
Email: fdf_claim_processing_unit@hotmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
On behalf of the Board kindly accept our warmest congratulations
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Antoine farouk
(Foundation officer)

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