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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 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.
  • mtashleytyler95@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: mtashleytyler94@live.com
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:59:31 -0000
Subject:



--
Foundation De France
37 Rue Lanterne,
Lyon 69001,
France.

Dear Beneficiary,

The Foundation De France(FDF) (http://www.fdf.org),
would like to notify you that you have been chosen
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 Foundation De France(FDF) was conceived with the
objective of human growth, educational and scientific
research, with a mind also for Community development.
In conjunction with the UNITED NATION SYSTEM,UNO and
the EU We are giving out a yearly donation of
US$2,550,000.00(Two million, Five hundred and Fifty
thousand United states dollars only) each to 100 lucky
recipients. These specific Donations/Grants will be awarded
to 100 lucky international recipients worldwide; in different
categories for their personal business development and
enhancementof their educational plans.

This is a yearly program, which is a measure of universal
development strategy.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 ofUS$2,550,000.00 as charity
donations/aid from the Foundation De France(FDF),ECOWAS,
EU and the UNO in accordance with the enabling act of
Parliament. (Note that all beneficiaries email addresses
were selected randomly from over 100,000 internet websites
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This program is gears towards the fulfillment of the 1999
constitution on Poverty eradication ACT of section 302,
subsection 26 volumes 9 ofnthe UNITED NATIONS REVIEW to
render financial assistance to beneficiaries around the
globe For sustainable standard of living.

You are required to fill out below information and send
it to Mrs. Ashley Tyler The Executive Secretary Via her
email contact address:mtashleytyler95@yahoo.com

Claims Requirements:
1. Full Name:.....................................
2. Address:.......................................
3. Nationality:...................................
4. Age:.......... Date of Birth:.................
5. Occupation:.....................................
6. Phone:................Fax:.....................
7. State of Origin:...........Country:...............

After contacting our office, you will be given your
donation pin number,which you will use in collecting
the funds.Please endeavor to quote your
Qualification number: (E-57-10747, R-456-76)
in all discussions.

Executive Sec. Mrs. Ashley Tyler
Email:mtashleytyler95@yahoo.com
Finally, all funds should be claimed by their respective
beneficiaries,no later than 20 days after notification.

On behalf of the Board kindly,accept our warmest congratulations.

Regards.
Mrs.Emilly Cole.

Anti-fraud resources:

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