419 scam: "European Union Commission" <fotomat@fotomat.net> Charity Donation Payment

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand 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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- standardcharteredbnk@mail2sat.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "European Union Commission" <fotomat@fotomat.net>
Reply-To: standardcharteredbnk@mail2sat.com
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 03:59:30 -0700
Subject: Charity Donation Payment

Information,Communication and Civil Society unit - Trade A3
European Union Commission
B-1049 Brussels,
Belgium
Tel: +32-632-764-109

Our Ref: SV/CP/EU2015/16

Your Ref: CHARITY DONATIONS PAYMENT

It is a pleasure to establish this great communication with you and
sincerely apologize any form of inconvinience it may cause you. It will
interest you to know that a

Charity Work Fund was approved on your name.
The total sum of $3.5 billion was donated by Saudi Arabia's billionaire
(Prince Alwaleed bin Talal).
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/billionaire-saudi-prince-vows-donate-32

-billion-fortune-144215727--finance.html#uaR8LEP

His investment contracted standard chartered bank to fufil this obligation
through the European Union Commission and the United Nations to pay you a
total of $500,000

(Five hundred thousand united States Dollars) from the total sum donated.
A measure taken for promoting Health,Eradicating Disease, Bringing
Electricity to remote

Villages, Building Orphanages and Schools, as well as Empowering Women in
your country and to fight terrorism after the terror attack in France and
other terror

striken Countries in the middle-East.
This fund has been computed and authenticated into an ATM MASTER CARD. It
is the safest, fastest and cost effective means of you receiving this fund
without any form

of Legal Papers or Documentation processes but only your Certificate for
the payment offered by the European Union and Saudi Arabia's billionaire
(Prince Alwaleed bin

Talal).

You just present the ATM MASTER CARD before your bank and the entire fund
will be transferred into your designated account withing 30mins of
presenting it before the

bank.Please, CONTACT THE STANDARD CHARTERED BANK online with a
confirmation of your Full Names, Mailing/Residential Address and Phone
number for payment.

Email address: standardcharteredbnk@mail2sat.com
Tel: +971-1522-11-5715

EUROPEAN UNION [EU]
C/O: Saudi Arabia's billionaire (Prince Alwaleed bin Talal)

Sincerely,
Jose' Manuel Barroso
European Union Commission.Information,Communication and Civil Society unit
- Trade A3
European Union Commission
B-1049 Brussels,
Belgium
Tel: +32-632-764-109

Our Ref: SV/CP/EU2015/16

Your Ref: CHARITY DONATIONS PAYMENT

It is a pleasure to establish this great communication with you and
sincerely apologize any form of inconvinience it may cause you. It will
interest you to know that a

Charity Work Fund was approved on your name.
The total sum of $3.5 billion was donated by Saudi Arabia's billionaire
(Prince Alwaleed bin Talal).
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/billionaire-saudi-prince-vows-donate-32

-billion-fortune-144215727--finance.html#uaR8LEP

His investment contracted standard chartered bank to fufil this obligation
through the European Union Commission and the United Nations to pay you a
total of $500,000

(Five hundred thousand united States Dollars) from the total sum donated.
A measure taken for promoting Health,Eradicating Disease, Bringing
Electricity to remote

Villages, Building Orphanages and Schools, as well as Empowering Women in
your country and to fight terrorism after the terror attack in France and
other terror

striken Countries in the middle-East.
This fund has been computed and authenticated into an ATM MASTER CARD. It
is the safest, fastest and cost effective means of you receiving this fund
without any form

of Legal Papers or Documentation processes but only your Certificate for
the payment offered by the European Union and Saudi Arabia's billionaire
(Prince Alwaleed bin

Talal).

You just present the ATM MASTER CARD before your bank and the entire fund
will be transferred into your designated account withing 30mins of
presenting it before the

bank.Please, CONTACT THE STANDARD CHARTERED BANK online with a
confirmation of your Full Names, Mailing/Residential Address and Phone
number for payment.

Email address: standardcharteredbnk@mail2sat.com
Tel: +971-1522-11-5715

EUROPEAN UNION [EU]
C/O: Saudi Arabia's billionaire (Prince Alwaleed bin Talal)

Sincerely,
Jose' Manuel Barroso
European Union Commission.

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