419 scam: Anthony Lance <natashao@EUnet.rs> E-MAIL WINNING PRIZE NOTIFICATION

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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.
- +447035900801 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- +27865617011 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- nokiaworldwide.2@london.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Anthony Lance <natashao@EUnet.rs>
Reply-To: NokiaWorldWide.2@london.com
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2013 11:18:22 +0200
Subject: E-MAIL WINNING PRIZE NOTIFICATION

NOKIA PAYMENT OFFICE UK
Nokia Inc.
41-49 Kingsland Road
Bethnal Green London E2 8AA
Tel.: +447035900801
Email: NokiaWorldWide.2@london.com

THE NOKIA WOLRDWIDE PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD
210 SANDTON DRIVE,
SANDTON, JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.
info@nokiaworldwide.co.za

THE NOKIA WORLDWIDE E-MAIL WINNING PRIZE NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final
draws held on the (19th July, 2013) Nokia Worldwide Promotion. Your email was
among the 5 Lucky winners who won $500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars)
each on the THE Nokia WorldWide
Promotion. However the results were released on the 19th July, 2013 and your
email was attached to ticket number 7PWYZ2013 and ballot number BT:12052007/20.
The online draw was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an
exclusive list of One Million Email addresses of individuals and corporate
bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the
internet.
All email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for
representation and privacy.

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of email addresses
drawn from all the continents of the world. This Lottery is approved by the
British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The International Association of
Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to
sensitize the public in other to claim your $500,000.00 prize winning which
has
been deposited in designated banks.

You are to fill out the form below and send it to the Promotion manager of THE
Nokia WorldWide Promotion for verification and then you will be directed to
the bank where a Cheque of $500,000.00 has already been deposited in your
favour.

FIRST NAME:.............................

LAST NAME..............................

AGE:....................................

SEX:....................................

ADDRESS:................................

EMAIL:.................................

PHONE:.................................

OCCUPATION:............................

COMPANY:..............................

PROVINCE.................................

POSTAL CODE.............................

COUNTRY:.................................

Please you are advised to complete the form and send it immediately to our
Promotion manager through email or fax for prompt collection of your fund from
the designated bank.
=========================================
CONTACT PROMOTION MANAGER
=========================================
Anthony Lance
Tel # : +27-60-388-6467
FAX # : +27-86-561-7011
NokiaWorldWide.2@london.com
info@nokiaworldwide.co.za
MANAGEMENT
================================================================================
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Note: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
immediate disqualification. Anybody under the age of 16 cannot participate in
this Programme. You Reply To This Office As You Are To Contact The Promotion
Manager with Your Informations To Enable Processing Of Winnings.
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