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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +447045729670 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448733609244 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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-claimsdepartment@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "NOKIA ONLINE SEASON'S PROMOTIONS" <nokia-claimsdepartment@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:56:53 +1050
Subject:



NOKIA UK PROMOTION
42 Park Avenue,
Melbourne, Worchester,
United Kingdom.


Congratulations!!!

Your email address has just won you the sum of £450.000.00
(FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS) in the on going
Nokia Season's Promotion UK 2008. In line with the
commemorating event marking our 14TH anniversary, We rolled
out over £75,000.000.00 (Seventy Five Million Great
Britain
Pounds) for our 14TH Anniversary Draws.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system, drawnfrom 25,000 company e-mail addresses, and
30,000,00 individual e-mail addresses from 45 networks
in Australia,NewZealand,North America,South
America,Europe,Asia and Africa as part of our
International Promotion and prize given Program,
which is conducted annually in London,UK.

To begin the verification and claims process of
your prize,you are required to contact our Claims
Department with your winning Ref No. and your personal
details, for claims.

FILL IN YOUR INFORMATIONS FOR WINNING
PROCESSING/VERIFICATION.

1.Complete Names:
2.Age:
3.Address:
4.Occupation:
6.Telephone:
7.Fax:
8.Sex:
9.Marital Status:
10.Company Name/Position:
11.Country:
12:Nationality:

Find Below, Your Winning Ref No.:

Ref No.: NK-774036-001

***************************************
Contact Person: MR. MILES PETERSON
Tel: :+44 704-5729670
Fax: :+44 873-3609244
Email:nokia-claimsdepartment@hotmail.com

***************************************

This promotion is the 14TH of its kind and we
intend to sensitize the public.

Best Regards.

Mrs. Susan Smith,
Chief Executive Director (Nokia board Online Promo UK).

Anti-fraud resources:

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