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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:
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • +447045748609 (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.
  • nokiabenefit@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: "NOKIA OFFICE" <nokiabenefit@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:56:04 EEST
Subject: OFFICIAL NOTICE FROM THE NOKIA OFFICE

Nokia Mobile Lottery
Nokia Mobile Company Promotion,
#2 Nokia Drive Middlesex London, United Kingdom.

FROM NOKIA MOBILE PRODUCTION COMPANY INTERNATIONAL ONLINE LOTTERY.

ATTENTION:Winner,

The Nokia Mobile Production Company, wish to notify you that, you have been chosen by the board of trustees as one of the final recipients of a cash Grant/Donation for your own personal,educational, and business development,to celebrate the 142nd anniversary program,The Nokia Mobile Production Company in conjunction with the United Nations Organization (UNO) and the European Union (EU) You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of USD$350,000.00 (Three Hundred & Fifty Thousand United State Dollars),in cash credited to file XYL/26510460037/06.
We are pleased to inform you today of the result of the winners of the NOKIA MOBILE PRODUCTION COMPANY INTERNATIONAL ONLINE LOTTERY PROMOPROGRAMME, held for this year.

Note: All beneficiaries email addresses were selected randomly from over
100,000 internet websites, Local and international Nokia phone Shops, or mini mart shop's cash invoice around your area in which you might have purchased something from in the past.
Be Informed that TICKETS WERE NOT SOLD. You are required to SEND your
Qualification numbers to our redemption centre to file your claims Immediately.

QUALIFICATION NUMBERS:
Reference Number..............NA36583658UK
Serial Number is............NA67557543DF
Winning Number is..................NA09765655BX
Batch Number...................NA89765577FG
To redeem your Prize forward the above qualification numbers and your Full
names to our redemption centre.

CONTACT OUR REDEMPTION CENTRE AT:
Email: nokiabenefit@yahoo.com
TEL: 44-704-574-8609
Name: Barr. William Morgan

Thank you and congratulations to you and your family once again!

Yours Faithfully
Mrs Anabel Moris
For claim email: nokiabenefit@yahoo.com

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam