419 scam: "THE SWISS AWARD AND GRANT AID FOUNDATION"<swissaward.foundation@swissmail.com> CONGRATULATION !!!.

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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)
- ",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)
- "swissaid.2011@zbavitu.net" (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!
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447031829602 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "THE SWISS AWARD AND GRANT AID FOUNDATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <swissaid.2011@zbavitu.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 20:49:19 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATION !!!.

THE SWISS FOUNDATION
(In collaboration with the
Commonwealth Of Nations,
U.N.O and the E.U) .
Marlborough House, Pall Mall,
London SW1Y 5HX, UK
Tell: +44-703-182-96-02
www.markrich.org

GRANT AID NOTIFICATION.

THE SWISS FOUNDATION (In collaboration with the Commonwealth Of Nations, U.N.O and the E.U), 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. To celebrate the end of year anniversary program, The Swiss Foundation in conjunction with the United Nations Organization (UNO) and the European Union (EU) is giving out a yearly donation of GBP.6,500,000.00 (Six Million,five hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) to 100 lucky recipients. These specific Donations/Grants will be awarded to 100 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.

Based on the random selection exercise of Internet websites and millions of supermarket cash invoices worldwide, you were selected among the lucky recipients to receive the award sum of GBP.750,000.00 (Seven Hundred And Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds) as charity donations/aid from the The Swiss Foundation, EU and the UNO in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament. Please endeavor to quote your Qualification numbers (UK-SW-E-900-56DT) in all discussions.

CONTACT OUR VERIFICATION DEPART MEND WITH THE BELOW CONTACT DETAILS AND INFORMATION.

NAME: DR. HENSHAW SILAS
Verification Dept., The Swiss Foundation
(In collaboration with the
Commonwealth Of Nations,
U.N.O and the E.U) .
Marlborough House, Pall Mall,
London SW1Y 5HX, UK
Tell: +44-703-182-96-02, Fax: Fax: 00-44-844-774-58-95
Email: swissaid.2011@zbavitu.net

**ALL FIELD IS REQUIRED**

FULL NAMES:
ADDRESS:
STATE:
COUNTRY:
SEX:
AGE:
OCCUPATION:
QUALIFICATION NUMBER:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
A VALID PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PROOF.

Regards.
Prof. Elizabeth Morgan
Foundation Secretary.

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