419 scam: "Fondazion Di Vittorio, ITALY."<info@FONDAZIONEDIVITTORIO.IT> FINAL NOTICE OF GRANT AWARDS

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
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!

Fraud email example:

From: "Fondazion Di Vittorio, ITALY." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fdv.claudiogiovanni@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:40:12 +0100
Subject: FINAL NOTICE OF GRANT AWARDS

Foundation's Officer,
Fondazion Di Vittorio, ITALY
http://www.fondazionedivittorio.it

Dear Donation Beneficiary,

The Fondazion Di Vittorio, ITALY, is glad to notify you
that you have been chosen by the board of trustees
as one of the final recipients of a cash Grant/Donation.

To celebrate the 7th anniversary program, the Fondazion Di
Vittorio, ITALY in conjunction with other relevant
bodies is giving out a Yearly donation of $100,000,000 USD
(One hundred Million United States Dollars ) to 100
lucky recipients.You were selected among the lucky
recipients to receive the award sum of $ 1,000,000.00 USD
(One million Dollars) as charity donations/aid from the
Fondazion Di Vittorio, ITALY in accordance with the
enabling act of Parliament.

Please endeavor to quote your Qualification numbers
(N-222-6747, E-900-56) quote in all discussions. when
sending
your claims inquiries to our Financial Officer.

DO ENDEAVOR TO SEND ALL YOUR CLAIMS AND INQUIRIES INCLUDING
YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, OCCUPATION, AND PHONE NUMBERS TO:

Mr.Claudio Giovanni
Executive Secretary,
Fondazion Di Vittorio.

All information is strictly confidential and will only be
used for the purpose to which it is been requested.
On behalf of the Board, kindly accept our warmest
congratulations. Pls note that this is not a Hoax/Lottery of
any Kind. This is a donation donated to you by our prestigious
organization to enable you meet your goals
for this year 2009.

Regards.

Lloyd K. Hashimoto

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