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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: "Cellular Phones Centre Ltd UK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cellphonescentre@aol.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:30:45 -0700
Subject: Close-Out Offer On Gsm Phones, PDA and Apple iPhone 16GB!!

CLOSE-OUT OFFER ON GSM PHONES, PDA AND APPLE iPhone 16GB.

LATEST PRICE LIST.

Google Phone...................................$250 USD
Sony Ericsson X1..............................$400 USD
SONY PS3(60GB)..............................$300 USD
Apple iPhone 16GB............................$300 USD
Blackberry Bold.................................$300 USD
Blackberry Storm...............................$350 USD
Samsung Omnia i900 (16GB)...............$470 USD
HTC TyTN 3G Pocket PC Quad Band...$295 USD
HTC Touch Pro...................................$400 USD
HTC Diamond ....................................$400 USD
I-Mate JAMin Tri Band..........................$275 USD
I-mate K-JAM Quad Band Phone PDA..$275 USD
I-Mate PDA2K (XDA III)......................$275 USD
I-mate SPL Tri Band Smart phone........$275 USD

Palm Trio 650..................$210 USD
Palm Trio 700..................$210 USD
Nokia N95......................$295 USD
Nokia N93......................$205 USD
Nokia N90......................$205 USD
Nokia N91......................$205 USD
Nokia N70......................$250 USD
Nokia N96......................$350 USD
Nokia N85......................$350 USD
Nokia N73 .....................$250 USD
Nokia 8800.....................$250 USD
NOKIA 7510..................$125 USD
NOKIA 5800..................$125 USD
NOKIA N86...................$225 USD
NOKIA N82...................$300 USD
NOKIA N81...................$300 USD
NOKIA N79...................$250 USD
NOKIA E63...................$300 USD
Nokia E66.....................$300 USD
NOKIA E75...................$300 USD
Nokia E71......................$300 USD
Nokia E90......................$350 USD

We give discount for large purchases, and our products are guaranteed brand new product, made in Europe and the USA with complete accessories plus Intl Warranty.


SHIPPING IS FREE FOR ORDER ABOVE 2 UNITS AND FOR 3 UNITS, YOU GET FREE SHIPPING AND ALSO 1 EXTRA UNIT OF YOUR ORDER Range of Original Branded accessories for these phones, far more than you would find in most shops.

All Phones,Brand New,Tri- Band,Quadband with Complete Accessories.Unlocked, Battery Charger (some may need additional adapters).We ship to anywhere in the world via Express Delivery, in 48-72working hours.


Phones/PDA is also European specs. Multi lingual: Turkish, English, Greek, Russian, Arabic, Indian, Turkish, Portugues, Romanian, Bulgarian, Greek and Dutch Languages.


Please feel free to contact us with your Quotation and Location.

Thanks.

Customer Service Officer,
WILLIAMS G. SMITH.
CELLULAR PHONE CENTRE LTD.
HAZARA HOUSE 502 DUDLEY ROAD,
WOLVERHAMPTON,
WV2 3AA,UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail- cellcentreuk@aol.co.uk
Registered No.05137214

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