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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • victor.agent@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "nokia promo" <nokiapromo500@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 07:31:02 -0700
Subject: NOKIA


NOKIA COMMUNICATIONS
1O4TH NOKIA DRIVE.
STAMFORD BRIDGE LONDON.
SW1V 3DW UNITED KINGDOM
THE NOKIA 2008 ONLINE LOTTERY PROMO

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the first online promotion
conducted by Nokia Communications, your email was among the 30 Lucky winners
who won £1,000,000(One Million Great Britain Pound Sterling) each on the
NOKIA CONNECTING PEOPLE PROMOTION.
You were entered as an independent candidate and your email was attached to
ticket number (7PWYZ2 006) and ballot number (BT:12052006/20) The online
draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an
exclusive list of 100,000,000 E-mail addresses of individuals and mobile
phone users picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the
internet. However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were
assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy.
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over
250,000,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.
This Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by
the The Internat ional Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This lottery
is the 1st of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.
In order to claim your £1,000,000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pound
Sterling) prize winning, which has been deposited in a designated bank.
However, You will have to fill the form below and send it to the Promotion
manager of NOKIA CONNECTING PEOPLE 2008 PROMO. for verification and then you
will be directed on how you can claim your winning funds.
NAME:....................................
AGE:.......................................
SEX:........................................
ADDRESS:..............................
PHONE:................................ ...
OCCUPATION:.........................
COMPANY:..............................
NEXT OF KIN...........................
STATE.....................................
COUNTRY:...............................
NATIONALITY..........................
Winning Email address:.................................
Please you are advised to complete the form and send it immediately to our
Promotion manager through email for prompt collection of your fund.

(CONTACT PROMOTION MANAGER)
Name: Barr. victor fred
email: victor.agent@yahoo.com

You are to keep all Nokia lottery information away from the general public
especially your ticket number and ballot number. (This is important as a
case of double claims will not be entertained)

NOTICE: Verification claims with error or any misinformation as regards
filing for claims payment will be dishonored and disqualified as abuse to
our Policy Terms and Services. This is in accordance with section 13(1) (n)
of the National Gambling Act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3rd July 1996
by the constitutional assembly. Be thus informed.

*Staff of Nokia Communications Worldwide are not to partake in this Lottery.


Accept my hearty congratulations once again!
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Gracey Anderson.
(Online Coordinator )

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