419 scam: "Vittorio Donation" <nmc22@pitt.edu> Cash Endowment 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.
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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "fondazione di vittorio" (not involved with lotteries)
- "vittorio fondazione" (not involved with lotteries)
- "vittorio foundation" (not involved with lotteries)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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.
- vittorio.donation@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- name: dr. stanley morgan, email: vittorio.donation@aim.com or vittoriodonation@yahoo.es 39th anniversary secretary (Aim; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: vittorio.donation@aim.com
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 23:08:04 -0000
Subject: Cash Endowment Notification

FONDACION VITTORIO
http://www.fondazionedivittorio.it
Calle Gran Via 23 2B, 28005 Madrid-Spain.
(Fondazione Di Vittorio Espa?ola)

Attn: Donation Recipient;

REF: CASH ENDOWMENT NOTIFICATION

I have been directed to inform you 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 Vittorio Foundation was
established in 1975 by the Multi-Million group and companies in Europe
having their corporate head office in Italy. The Vittorio Fondazione was
conceived with the objective of human growth, educational, and community
development.

To celebrate the 39th anniversary program, The Vittorio Foundation is
giving out a yearly donation of €1, 500,000.00 Euros (One Million Five
Hundred Thousand Euros)each to 30 lucky recipients. These specific
Donations/Grants will be awarded to 30 lucky international recipients
worldwide; in different categories for their personal business development
and enhancement of their educational plans. At least 15% of the awarded
funds should be used by you to develop a part of your environment. This is
a yearly program, which is a measure of universal development strategy.

The objective is to make a notable change in the standard of living of
people all around the Universe (From America to Europe, Asia to Africa and
all around). The Vittorio Foundation has been assured of highest
organization standard courtesy of the United Nations. It is our belief
that we can achieve a great positive change in the general welfare of the
universe through this program. That is why the foundation is doing
everything possible to get all recipients notified of their donation.

Note that your country is not the only country that is benefiting from
this donation. Beneficiaries have been chosen from countries from all the
continents. The idea of this donation is that within ten years from now,
there will be notable richness among many unusual people around the world.
This will give many people the opportunity to get their lives to a stage
where they had always wanted.

Kindly note that you will only be chosen to receive the donation once,
which means that subsequent yearly donation will not get to you again.
Take time and thought in spending the donation wisely on something that
will last you a long time. Recipients are only eligible to be awarded this
donation once.

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 €1, 500,000 Euros (One Million Five
Hundred Thousand Euros) as charity donations/aid from the Vittorio
Foundation, in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament. (Note that
all beneficiaries email addresses were selected randomly from over 600,000
internet websites or a shop's cash invoice around your area in which you
might have purchased something from).

A qualification form will be sent to you to fill and returned as soon as
you acknowledge this notification email with your interest in receiving
the Cash Grant.

You are to contact the 39th Anniversary Secretary with the information below:

**********************************
Name: Dr. Stanley Morgan,
Email: vittorio.donation@aim.com or vittoriodonation@yahoo.es
39th Anniversary Secretary
Fondacion Vittorio
**********************************

All information is strictly confidential and will only be used for the
purpose to which it is been requested.

Please note that these donations/Grants are strictly administered by
Vittorio Foundation. This means that your qualification number will be
raffled to know the organisation (ECOWAS or EU) that will handle your
payment. You are 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 15 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.

Faithfully Yours,
Lady (Mrs.) Reina Gianfagna.
Image Maker
Vittorio Foundation.

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