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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 Corporation" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <2010grant@katamail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:41:45 +0100
Subject: Please Confirm Receipt

You or someone entered your information for an opportunity to participate at the 2011 Nokia Cash Splash for poverty Alleviation and we are using this medium to officially notify you that you have been nominated for the grant, We are happy to inform you that you have just won 500,000 Pounds at this Grant/Award 2011 and your reference code is NK-0145-6701-E-100-124. Please take note of your reference code as it will be needed for verification.

Your prize money has been processed as bank draft (Cheque No: 1/33 968773) of 500,000.00. We shall either forward it to you via courier company or have our bank transfer the money directly to your account. Please choose your prefer mode of receiving the award funds, Get back to us with your verification form send to awardgrants@Safe-mail.net

VERIFICATION AND FUND RELEASE FORM
Full Name:........
Address:..........
Age:..............
Occupation:..........
Phone:...............

Congratulations!!!

Edward Jones
Chief Financial Officer
Nokia Corporation
Web: http://www.nokia.com
Copyright © 2011 Nokia Corporation. All rights reserved

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