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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 Online Promotion" <nokiapromo@nokia.com>
Reply-To: transferclaimsdept@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2011 18:23:34 +0400 (MSD)
Subject: MOTTO:FIGHTING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD




MOTTO:FIGHTING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD
NOKIA LOTTERY PROMOTION

DEAR WINNER,

Your Email address have been picked as a winner of a lump sum pay out
of( $500,000.00 Dollars) in the Nokia Online Free Lotto.

The following particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:

(i) Winning Numbers: 37-13-43-85-67-11,
(ii) nokia Account Ticket Number: FL754/22/76,
(iii) Lotto Code Number: FL09622UK,
(iv) The File Ref Number: FL/04/736207152/UK,
(vii) Notification, Code : 34.78UY/U/Nokia,

Contact Your Nokia Lottery Claim Department :

NAME: Peter Franklin
Email; transferclaimsdept@hotmail.com

Contact him by providing him with your secret pin code X7PYWM2007 and your
Reference Number NOKIA:2551256003/23.You are also advised to provide him
with the under listed information's as soon as possible:


1.Name in full. ---------------------------------------------------
2.Address. -------------------------------------------------------
3.Nationality --------------------------------------------------
4.Age. -------------------------------
5.Occupation. --------------------------------------------------
6.Telephone Number---------------------------------------------------
7.Present Country.-----------------------------------------------
8.Short comment on your selection. [optional]- -----------------
9.Fax [optional].------------------------------------------------
10.secret pin code X7PYWM2007
11.Ref Number: NOKIA:2551256003/23


CONGRATULATION!!!!!!!!!
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS
Nokia promotion PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
MR.GARETH RUDDLE.
Congratulations!! once again.
Yours in service,

BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO
DISQUALIFICATION

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