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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: "Foundation De France" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <secretaryleroy001_fdf@yahoo.cn>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:38:40 +0100
Subject: YOU ARE ONE OF THE LUCKY 50 WINNERS(CONTACT THE SECRETARY)

The Foundation De France (FDF) would like to notify you That you have been chosen by the board
of trustees as oneof the final recipients of a cash Grant/Donation for your ownpersonal,educational,
and business development purpose.The Foundation De France,established in 1977 by the Multi-Million
groups and now supported by the African Union (AU),United Nations Organization (UNO) and the
European Union (EU) was conceived with the objectives of human growth,educational and community
development.

In conjunction with the AU,UNO and the EU, We are giving out a yearly donation of $1,000,000.00
(One Million United State Dollars) each to 50 lucky recipients.

These specific Donations/Grants would be awarded to 50 lucky international recipients worldwide in
different categories. Based on the random selection exercise of Internet websites and millions
of supermarket cash invoices worldwide, Your Email Address wasselected amongst the lucky recipients
to receive the award sum of$1,000,000.00 (One Million United State Dollars) as charity donations/aid.

CONTACT THE SECRETARY FOR MORE INFORMATION ON YOUR CLAIMS,
Please Endeavor to quote your Qualification numbers (FDF-444-6647-9163) in all discussions.

Executive Secretary: Mr.BERNARD LEROY
Email: secretaryleroy001_fdf@yahoo.cn

You would be required to provide the Executive Secretary the
following information’s below:

1 FULL NAMES,2 COUNTRY,3 ADDRESS,4 PHONE NUMBER,5 DATE OF BIRTH,6 SEX,7 OCCUPATION,8 BANK NAME

Foundation De France (FDF).

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