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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "fondazione di vittorio" (not involved with lotteries)
  • "vittorio foundation" (not involved with lotteries)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "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)
  • "(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 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.
  • +2347025080448
• 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.
  • fdv_donation25526@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: fdv_donation25526@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:55:16 GMT
Subject: {Spam!}




Fondazion Di Vittorio, ITALY
http://www.fondazionedivittorio.it
BATCH NO: (N-222-6747,E-900-56)

Congratulations as we bring to your notice, The Foundazion di Vittorio 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.The Fondazione Di Vittorio, established 1977 by the Multi-Million
groups and nowsupported by the Economic Community for West African States
(ECOWAS),UnitedNations Organization (UNO) and the European Union (EU) was
conceived with theobjective of human growth, educational,and community
development.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary program, We are giving out a yearly donation
of US$500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) to 40 lucky
recipients, as charity donations/aid from the Vittorio Foundation, ECOWAS, EU
and the UNO in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament. which
is part of our promotion.The draws being officially announced today and Participants were
selected through a computer ballot drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of
individuals and companies from all over the world as part of our International
Donation Program.

To file for your claim contact,
Barr Saleem Ibrahim
Tell: +2347025080448
E-Mail: fdv_donation25526@yahoo.com.hk

Also in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote
your reference number and batch numbers and the following details;in all your
correspondence with Barr Saleem ibrahim

DONATION DOCUMENTATION FORM:
--- Full name and address.
--- Tel and fax number. Sex/Age.
--- Marital Status/Occupation.
--- Country/City/Zip Codes.

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of
our promotions program.

Regards.
Mr. Vikki Malcom
Foundation officer.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam