419 scam: James Blunt <fukfoundation@gmail.com> Email Notification !!!

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (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!
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- fukfoundation@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: James Blunt <fukfoundation@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 01:41:32 -0700
Subject: Email Notification !!!

The Fidelity UK Foundation would like to notify you that you have been
chosen by the board as one of the final recipients of a cash Grant/Donation
for your own personal, educational, and business development. The Fidelity
UK Foundation is located in Hildenborough, Kent, UK.

The Fidelity UK Foundation was established in 1988 to strengthen
not-for-profit organisations primarily in regions surrounding Fidelity
International's major corporate locations around the world.

Grants from the Foundation are designed to encourage the highest standards
of management and long-term self-reliance in non-profit organisations.
Taking an investment approach to grant making, we fund organisations where
we feel we can add lasting, measurable value. We seek to support major
initiatives that charitable organisations undertake to reach new levels of
achievement.

We are giving out a yearly donation of 2,500,000.00GBP (Two Million Five
Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling's Only) each to 10 lucky recipients. These
specific Donations/Grants will be awarded to 10 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 recieve the
award sum of 2,500,000.00GBP as charity donations/aid.

CONTACT FOUNDATION ASSISTANT FOR MORE INFORMATIONS ON YOUR CLAIMS
Name: James Blunt
Email: fukfoundation@gmail.com

Please note that these donations/Grants are strictly administered by the UN
in collaboration with other international institutions and organisations
such as the World Bank, OECD, the ILO, the European Investment Bank and
UNESCO. You are advised to keep this whole information confidential until
you have been able to redeem your donation.

You would be required to send down the following information:
========================================FULL NAME:
RESIDENT ADDRESS:
STATE:
COUNTRY:
SEX:
DATE OF BIRTH:
OCCUPATION:
TEL:
========================================On behalf of the Board kindly, accept our warmest congratulations

Regards,

James Blunt
(Foundation Programme Manager)

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