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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: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 22:51:38 +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 8127-170463

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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