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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: 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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This e-mail is intended only for the above addressee. It may contain
privileged information. If you are not the addressee you must not copy,
distribute, disclose or use any of the information.
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