419 scam: "Nokia Cash Grant Promo." <info@nokia.org> HURRAY

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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:
- "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "attorneys " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447045706874 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- +2347054333461 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- nokia_claimscenter@london.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Nokia Cash Grant Promo." <info@nokia.org>
Reply-To: ng.ecowas@cpll.cn
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:35:51 +0800 (PHT)
Subject: HURRAY

To Who It May Concern
ADDRESS:Nokia Broers Building, Hauser Forum
21 thomson Avenue Madingley Road
CB3 0FA Cambridge United Kingdom
E-mail :-Nokia_Claimscenter@london.com

This is to acknowledge the receipt of the requested data and the
confirmation of your reliability in this universal program "NOKIA CASH
GRANT PROMO". Do note that I have forwarded the produced data, to the
Ecowas Head Office NIGERIA (Organization assigned to handle your payment)
in WEAST AFRICA, NIGERIA.

The objective of this program is to make a notable change in the standard
of living of people all around the Universe (From America to Europe, Asia
to Africa and all around). The NOKIA mobile telephone industries has been
assured one of the organization with high standards courtesy of the United
Nations and the Ecowas Head Office. It is our belief that we can achieve a
great positive change in the general welfare of people through this
program.

The NOKIA CASH GRANT PROMO has discovered a huge number of double claims
due to beneficiaries informing close friends relatives, attorneys and
third parties about their Winning. As a result of this, this close friends
relatives, attorneys and third parties try to claim the prize on behalf of
the real recipients. The NOKIA CASH GRANT PROMO has lost millions of
dollars to this fraudulent people, and have reached a decision from
headquarters that any double claim discovered by the NOKIA CASH GRANT
PROMO agents, will result to the Lottery office canceling that particular
Winning, making a loss for both the double claimer and the real
beneficiary, as it is taken that the real recipient was the informer to
the double claimer about the Winning.

So you are hereby advised to keep your informations strictly
confidential until your claim has been fully recovered.

Included in this letter is your Winning pin number to be used when
claiming your Winning. Your Winning Pin number is "CN-435-663-6/ECOWAS".

This number should be kept strictly confidential by you, as you will use
it in receiving your Winning. You are to immediately contact the Claims
Officer of the Ecowas Head Office in Nigeria via Mail, for claims of your
Winning cash grant.

Please do contact the officer With the below information.

CONTACT INFO:

Contact Name: Dr.Tunde Akolawole
COUNSELOR,ECOWAS.HEAD OFFICE NIGERIA
126,Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent ,
Wuse II, Abuja
EMAIL: ng.ecowas@cpll.cn
TEL :☎+234 7054333461

Do note that on contact with Dr. Tunde Akolawole, you are to provide him
with your details.

**Personal

Prefix (Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., etc.):

First name:

Middle name:

Last name:

Date of birth (yyyy-mm-dd):

Gender: Male Female

Occupation

Address:

City/State/Province:

Country:

**Winning Information

Winner Mobile Number

Network Name

Amount won (in words)

**Internet

Contact email address(s) 1.

2.
Internet connection Home Work Public

Yours faithfully,
Mr . Mark Cole
Executive Secretary
☎: +44-7045706874

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