419 scam: Ford Foundation <an_rai@bsnl.co.in> Claims Requirements

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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:
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "thefordfoundation.dept05@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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: Ford Foundation <an_rai@bsnl.co.in>
Reply-To: thefordfoundation.dept05@live.com
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 7:00:26 +0530
Subject: Claims Requirements

The Ford Foundation, established Since 1953, the Ford Foundation has made
its headquarters in New York. Nearly half of our staff works in our regional
offices and the rest are in New York.By the Multi-Million groups and now
supported by the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS), United
Nations Organization (UNO) and the European Union (EU) was conceived with
the objective of human growth,educational, and community development.

In conjunction with the ECOWAS, UNO and the EU, We are giving out a yearly
donation of Â£500,000: each to 20 lucky recipients.These specific
Donations/Grants will be awarded to 20 lucky international recipients
worldwide; in different categories for their personal business development
and enhancement of their educational plans. This is a yearly program, which
is a measure of universal development strategy.Simply Contact Our Executive
Sec for your claims.

Name: Mr. David Smith
Email: thefordfoundation.dept05@live.com

Claims Requirements:
1.full name:
2.Home Address:
3.Age:
4.Sex:
5.Marital Status:
6.Occupation:
7.Phone Number:
8.Nationality :
9.Country Of Residence.

On behalf of the Board kindly, accept our warmest congratulations.
Regards.
Mrs. Claudia Lauren

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