419 scam: "Fondazion Di Vittorio"<info@donation.com> Donation Grant 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:

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 foundation" (not involved with lotteries)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states dollars" (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.
- giovangalantino@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Fondazion Di Vittorio" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <giovangalantino@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 08:52:28 -0700
Subject: Donation Grant Congratulation!

Foundation's Officer,
Fondazion Di Vittorio,
ITALY.
http://www.fondazionedivittorio.it/

Dear Sir/Madam,

NOTIFICATION FOR CASH AID.

This is to notify you that you have been chosen By the Board of trustees of the above International charity organization based in the Italy as one of the final recipients of a Cash Grant/Donation for your own personal,education and business development

Fondazione Di Vittorio as established 1977 by the Multi-Million groups was conceived with the objective of Human Growth, Educational and Community development. In line with the 28 years anniversary program this year

the Vittorio Foundation in conjunction with the Asia Pacific And Middle East, United Nations Organization (UNO) and the European union, is giving out a yearly donation of One Hundred Million United States Dollars as specific Donations/Grants to 150 lucky international recipients worldwide in different categories for their personal Business development and uplift of their educational plans. These funds are freely given to you to use for your business educational and personal development, and at leats 15% to be used by you to develop a part of your enviroment, as this is a yearly program, which is a measure of universal development strategy, and eradication of poverty. The objective is to make a notable change in the standard of living of people in all around the Universe (From America to europe, Asia to Africa, and all around). Do be informed that the vittorio foundation has been assured of highest organisation standard cortesy of the United Nations if we can archieve a great positive change in the genaral we

Please kindly note that you are not the only beneficiary in your country this year, and your country is not the only country that is benefiting from this donation, as beneficiaries have been chosen from countries from all 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.
Based on the random selection exercise of internet websites and millions of Super market cash invoices worldwide you were selected among the lucky recipients to receive the award sum of US$850,000.00 (eight hundred and fifty thousand United states Dollars) as charity donations/aid from the Vittorio Foundation, Asia and the UNO in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament. (note that your email was selected from either the internet, after absolute viewing of your profile or a Shop's cash invoice around your area in which you might have purchased something from).

You are required to expeditiously Contact the Executive Secretary below for qualification documentation and processing of your claims. On contact with this officer, you'll be given your donation pin number which you will use in collecting the funds. You are to contact back this email when you have collected your S$850,000.00. Please endeavor to quote your Qualification numbers (N-6689-99862, E-900-56) in all discussions.

You are required to fill the form below and email below for qualification documentation and processing of your claims.

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

Executive Secretary-
Mr. Giovan Galantino
Email: giovangalantino@yahoo.com

Please note that this donations/Grants are strictly administered by "EU" under delegated powers from the 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.

On behalf of the Board kindly accept our warmest congratulations

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Giovan Galantino.
(Foundation officer

© 1977-2015 Vittorio Foundation. All rights reserved.

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