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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 Company Limited UK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <truemovelimited@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2015 00:28:23 +0700
Subject: Congratulations!!!

MICROSOFT / NOKIA ® CORPORATION
Cardinal Place
80-100 Victoria Street
London,SW1E 5JL
United Kingdom
Winning No: MSFT/5975/107/2015
Ticket No: MSFT/3081/039/2015
 
Congratulations!!!
 
 
Your email ID has won you 500,000.00 GBP From the NOKIA/ Microsoft Company Limited UK . This promotion is part of the financial empowerment program of the nokia/ microsoft limited in its struggle to alleviate poverty. Your claim files reference Number: FL- L49UK/11/01243. Twenty one (21)
email addresses was selected from One Million email addresses and your email address is among the ( 2 1 ) winning email addresses in the winning pot, which was attached to pin No: 0215 which ultimately has won you the sum of 500,000.00 GBP {Five hundred thousand great
britain pounds Only} Our agents service will process the release of your cash prize through our payee bank by means of Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) into your nominated bank account or by receiving your ATM Card.
 
 
 
 
PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM
 
Full Name:.................Country:………. MobileNumber:.............Nationality:...............Address:...................House
Telephone:...........Age:.......................Occupation:................Sex:.......................Marital Status:............
 
 
Note: You will be paid in accordance with the Settlement Center.
Nokia Awards must be claimed not later than 15 days from the date you fill in the notification draw form. Any prize not claimed within the period will be forfeited.
Listed below is your identification number: REFERENCE NUMBER: NOKIA-UK-081511
To process the release of your above mentioned cash prize, contact the Broker agent director with the details below:
 
 
Agent Name: Dr. Mark Raymond
nokiacompanylimited@aol.com
mark.drraymond@consultant.com
 
Yours in service,
Mrs, Angie Nowels,
{Group Coordinator}
© UK Lottery Service.
421998-68913UK

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