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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: Eglise Catholique En France <revlouisjean11@live.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:02:26 +0000
Subject: Qualification numbers (CEF-080-2998-2996)

Église catholique en France
http://www.cef.fr/

The Église catholique en France would like to notify you that you have
been chosen 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 Église catholique en France, established 1977 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 US$850,000.00 (Eight hundred and Fifty thousand
United states dollars

only) each to 100 lucky recipients. These specific Donations/Grants
will be awarded to 100 lucky international recipients worldwide, in
different categories.

Based on the random selection exercise of internet websites and
millions of supermarket cash invoices worldwide, you were selected
amongst the lucky

recipients to receive the award sum of US$850,000.00 as charity
donations/aid. (Note that all beneficiaries email addresses were
selected randomly from over

100,000 internet websites or a shop's cash invoice around your area in
which you might have purchased something from).

You are required to contact the Executive Secretary below, for
qualification documentation and processing of your claims. After
contacting our office, you

will be given your donation pin number,which you will use in collecting
the funds. Please endeavor to supply the requested datas below and
quote your

Qualification numbers (CEF-080-2998-2996) in all discussions.

FULL NAMES:..............................................
ADDRESS:..............................................
CITY:..............................................
STATE:..............................................
COUNTRY:..............................................
SEX:..............................................
AGE:..............................................
MARITAL STATUS:..............................................
OCCUPATION:..............................................
E-MAIL ADDRESS:..............................................
TELEPHONE NUMBER:..............................................

I _________ HEREBY DECLARE THAT, ALL ABOVE INFORMATION PRODUCED BY ME
ARE TRUE.



Executive Secretary: Rev. Frédéric Jean-Louis
Email: revlouisjean11@live.com

Please note that these donations/Grants are strictly administered by
the EU, ECOWAS, UNO. You are by all means hereby advised to keep this
whole information

confidential until you have been able to collect your donation, as
there have been many cases of double and unqualified claim, due to
beneficiaries informing

third parties about his/her donation.

Finally, all funds should be claimed by their respective
beneficiaries,no later than 20 days after notification. Failure to do
so will mean cancellation of

that beneficiary and its donation will then be reserved for next year's
recipients.

On behalf of the Board kindly, accept our warmest congratulations.

Regards.

Mr. François Édouard

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