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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: <info@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ecowasdonation34@live.com
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:09:34 -0600
Subject: Congratulations



ECONOMIC COMMUNITY FOR WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS)

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.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary program, We are giving out a yearly donation of US$900,000.00 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.

To file for your claim contact,
Mr Jackson Billy,
E-mail:ecowasdonation34@live.com
Tell: +234 70 550 65202


Also in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference number ECO/554/33 and the following details;

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

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