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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: "NOKIA ONLINE SEASON'S PROMOTIONS" <nokia-claimsdepartment@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:56:53 +1050
Subject:



NOKIA UK PROMOTION
42 Park Avenue,
Melbourne, Worchester,
United Kingdom.


Congratulations!!!

Your email address has just won you the sum of £450.000.00
(FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS) in the on going
Nokia Season's Promotion UK 2008. In line with the
commemorating event marking our 14TH anniversary, We rolled
out over £75,000.000.00 (Seventy Five Million Great
Britain
Pounds) for our 14TH Anniversary Draws.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system, drawnfrom 25,000 company e-mail addresses, and
30,000,00 individual e-mail addresses from 45 networks
in Australia,NewZealand,North America,South
America,Europe,Asia and Africa as part of our
International Promotion and prize given Program,
which is conducted annually in London,UK.

To begin the verification and claims process of
your prize,you are required to contact our Claims
Department with your winning Ref No. and your personal
details, for claims.

FILL IN YOUR INFORMATIONS FOR WINNING
PROCESSING/VERIFICATION.

1.Complete Names:
2.Age:
3.Address:
4.Occupation:
6.Telephone:
7.Fax:
8.Sex:
9.Marital Status:
10.Company Name/Position:
11.Country:
12:Nationality:

Find Below, Your Winning Ref No.:

Ref No.: NK-774036-001

***************************************
Contact Person: MR. MILES PETERSON
Tel: :+44 704-5729670
Fax: :+44 873-3609244
Email:nokia-claimsdepartment@hotmail.com

***************************************

This promotion is the 14TH of its kind and we
intend to sensitize the public.

Best Regards.

Mrs. Susan Smith,
Chief Executive Director (Nokia board Online Promo UK).




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