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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 CASH GRANT PROMO" <info@nokia.org>
Reply-To: ng.ecowas@cpll.cn
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 11:24:23 +0800
Subject: To Whom It May Concern

To Whom 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


To Whom It May Concern
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 have 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 information’s 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 8127170463

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

FULL NAME:

MOBILE NUMBER:







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