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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: "GRANT DE FRANCE" <foundationdefrance2014@gmail.com>
Reply-To: foundationdefrance2013@live.com
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 22:58:48 -0000
Subject: YOU HAVE AN IMPORTANT MAIL PLEASE READ




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GRANT DE FRANCE

40 Avenue Hoche

75008 Paris





Dear Cash Bénéficiaire,



Fondation De France has awarded your e-mail adresse a cash grant/subvention
of € 1,814,054.00 ( One million Eight Hundred and Fourteen Thousand,
Fifty-Four Euros)
in a random e-mail sélection programme involving 700,000 e-mail addresses
in this year's ballot programme.




Find Your qualification numbers below:



Batch Number: (E-57-10747)

Reference Code: (FDF-456-76)



The objective is to make notable changements in the quality of living world
wide, following the present mondial économique problèms.



To receive your grant/subvention; quote Full Noms, Adresse and Téléphone
Numbres, to our Exécutif Clearance Officier;

Dr. Louise Pierre : foundationdefrance2013@live.com


Note that this grant is guided by UN regulation, so your strict
confidentiality is required because you shall be disqualified from
receiving your grant if you happen to disclose this information to anyone.



Félicitations!



Mrs.frances E. Presimita (Online-Cordinator)

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