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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• 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.
  • +447045754118 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "" <primapress@iol.cz>
Reply-To: steven.nokiaconsultant@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:48:58 GMT
Subject: End of year nokia program 2008





FROM THE DESK OF THE MANAGER
NOKIA N=27SERIES PROMOTION
TRANS-ATLANTIC S=2EA LONDON=2C
UNITED KINGDOM=2E

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 27=5C11=5C08=
from the NOKIA=27N=27SERIES PROGRAM=2E Your e-mail was attached to tick=
et number 1110008342=2C serial number 6028808=2E This batch draws the lu=
cky numbers as follows 4-13-7-37-1 bonus number 20=2C which consequently=
won the lottery in the First category=2E You hereby have been approved =
a lump sum of GBP =A31=2C000=2C000=2E00(ONE MILLION GREAT BRITISH POUNDS=
) in cash credit file ref NKN/UK 110241/01 from the total cash prize of =
GBP =A320=2C000=2C000=2E00 (TWENTY MILLION GREAT BRITISH POUNDS) shared =
amongst 20 (Twenty) lucky winners in this category=2E =


All participant were selected through a sorting and filtering program de=
signed by NOKIA TECHNICAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT from 50=2C000=2C000 (Fifty =
Million) e-mail addresses from the web in a bid to promote reliance on t=
he telecommunication industry as a global and convenient means of commun=
ication=2E This is part of our international promotions program which is=
conducted yearly to promote the use of mobile phones with the world as =
a global village=2E NOKIA collects all the E MAIL I D of the people that=
subscribes to yahoomail=2C msn=2C hotmail=2C aol=2C altavista=2C and ot=
hers online=2C among the billions that subscribe to us only Twenty peopl=
e will be merge for winnings=2E =


we only select Twenty people every Month as our winners through electron=
ic balloting System without the winner applying=2C we are congratulating=
you for having been one of the lucky people that won for this last mont=
h=2E=2E

Your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representati=
ve office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon=2E =


In view of this=2C your GBP =A31=2C000=2C000=2E00(ONE MILLION GREAT BRIT=
ISH POUNDS) will be released to you by any of our payment offices in Eur=
ope=2E To file for your claim=2CPlease contact our Fiduciary Agent for V=
ALIDATION=2E

Mr=2ETerry Steven=2E Foreign Services Manager=2C Payment and Release ord=
er Department=2CCLAIMS PROCESSING LOTTERY AGENT=2ETRANS-ATLANTIC S=2EA L=
ONDON=2C UNITED KINGDOM =


Email=3Asteven=2Enokiaconsultant=40hotmail=2Ecom

Tel=3A +44-704-575-4118

Note that all claims process must be duly completed early to avoid imper=
sonation or double claim=2E Also to avoid unnecessary delays and complic=
ations=2C please quote your Reference/Ticket Numbers in any corresponden=
ces with our designated agent=2E

For security reasons=2C we advice all winners to keep this information c=
onfidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize=
released to you=2E

Thank you for being part of this promotional email lottery program=2E =


Regards=2C
Mrs=2EStephen Cameron
NOKIA! 2008 Lottery Program
Copyright =A9 2008 Nokia=27N=27Series Program=2E

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