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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:
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • fondiziones@hotmail.com
  • 3dfondiziones@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:58:07 +0200
Subject: Grant Offer Notification




Fondazion De Vittorio,=20
ITALY.

http://www.fondazionedivittorio.it [http://www.fondazionedivittorio.it/]

Attention:Recipient,

The Foundazion di Vittorio, would like to notify you that you have been ch=
osen by the board of truste es as one of the final 3 recipients of a Gr an=
t/Donation cash aid of USD$500,000 (five hundred thousand United States Do=
llars) for your own personal education, and business development. The Fond=
azione Di Vittorio, established 1977 by the Multi-Mill ion groups and now =
supported by United N ations Organization (UNO) and the European Union (EU=
),is conceived with the objective of hum an growth, educational, and commu=
nity development thereby uplifting the standard of living of people.=20

You are r equired to contact our office annex in MADRID SPAIN for the proc=
essing of your grant/donation cash aid as this will ensure efficiency in o=
ur services, meanwhile you will be given your donation pin number/payment-=
release-order-form, which you will use in collecting the funds. Please end=
eavor to quote your Qualification n u mbers (S-222-6747, C-900-56) in all =
discussions.

CONTACT DETAILS BELOW:=20
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=20
Fondazion Di Vittorio ESPANOLA
CONTACT NAME: DR. Charles Melvis
E-MAIL CONTACT: fondiziones@hotmail.com [http://us.mc530.mail.yahoo.com/mc=
/compose=3Fto=3Dfondiziones@hotmail.com]

ITALY .



All information is strictly confidential and will only be used for the pur=
pose to which it is been requested in order to avoid unwarranted taking ad=
vantage of this programme by non-participant or unofficial personnel.You a=
re advised to keep this winning very confidential until you Receive your l=
ump grant in your account or optional cheque issuance to you. This is a pr=
otective measure to avoid double claiming by people you may tell as we hav=
e had cases before.=20


Finally, all funds should be claimed by their respective beneficiaries, no=
later than 15 days after notification.
On behalf of the Board kindly, accept our warmest congratulations.
Regards.=20



Mr. Andrea Gianfagna=20
(Foundation officer)


=09
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Exklusiv f=FCr alle WEB.DE Nutzer. *http://www.blockbuster.web.de* [http://w=
ww.blockbuster.web.de]

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