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It was Sunday 7th of February 2010, first work day of the week I received a text message saying “Congratulations! Your number won 300,000 Pounds in the ongoing NOKIA UK PROMO. For details email us at nokiauklive@live.com or call +447035922936, hmmmm who’s in the world will not attempt not to reply or be curious to ask how you won, it’s a 300,000GBP that’s a big money… So I email them and letting them to know that I received this kind of text. Surprisingly they email me back after one day, and saying this kind of stuffed
ATTENTION : WINNER
Good to hear from you regarding the NOKIA MOBILE PROMO. My names are Dr Anthony Flyod I am the Nokia Cash officer assigned to winners on the Mobile sweepstake.
In line with the commemorating event marking our 142nd anniversary we rolled out over £16,000.000.00 (sixteen Million Great Britain Pounds) for our 142nd Anniversary Draws. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn form 25,000 company mobile numbers, and 30,000,000 individual mobile numbers from the 45 mobile networks from Australia, New Zealand, North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually in Britain, London.
This promo is approved by the British Gaming Board and also licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This promo is the 1st of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public. To begin the verification process of your prize, you are required to send your Identification proof as email attachment, identification proof can be your driving license, international passport ,working identity card, government identity card etc, for verification as the right full winner and also you are to fill the claims form below.
Whoaaaa! After I filled up their so called “ claims form” the next day they sent me this email
1. NOKIA MOBILE SWEEPSTAKES PROMO.
2ND FLOOR BERKLEY SQUARE HOUSE
BERKLEY SQUARE LONDON W1J 6BD,
LONDON. UNITED KINGDOM .
VERIFICATION CONFIRMATION
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Once again Congratulations, we the staffs of NOKIA congratulate you as one of our lucky winners. Your mobile number have won you the sum of £300,000.00 GBP ( Three Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) and all information concerning the facilitation of your claims will commence as soon as you fill and submit the NOKIA PAYMENT RELEASE FORM attached to this message.
Note: Your mobile number tagged to your winning verification number is
VERIFICATION NO.: CN-435-663-6
Every section on the form. to the best of your knowledge be correct so as to avoid any form of falsification which could render the form useless and might lead to disqualification.
Note: that your funds have been insured and no deductions of any kind can be made on your funds due to the following reasons as follows below
(1) Funds has been Insured to an High Insurance policy that make it difficult to deduct from.
(2) Beneficiary is the one to pay for any Imposed Charges against his/her funds.
(3) The British Government stated in The BHC Law book 45-1 stanza 12, That winning funds should be remitted In exact value of amount won to winner.
YOUR WON PRIZE IS CONSISTING OF A NOKIA N95 SERIES MOBILE PHONE AND A SEALED WORLD BANK CHEQUE OF 300,000 POUNDS ISSUED OUT IN YOUR NAME [ WHICH CAN BE CASHED AT ANY STANDARD BANK IN THE YOUR RESIDING COUNTRY ] AND ALL NOKIA ORIGINAL CERTIFICATES REGARDING THIS PROMOTION.
DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF MONEY COMING IN A CHEQUE TO YOU, IT CANNOT BE SENT TO YOUR LOCAL DELIVERY SO THATS IS WHY WE ARE GOING TO USE A DIPLOMATIC SERVICE DELIVERY FOR THE OPTION YOU HAVE CHOSEN, AND THIS DIPLOMATIC SERVICE WILL DELIVER YOUR PARCEL TO YOUR DOORSTEP AND TO WHOSE SIGNATORY IS ON THE NOKIA PAYMENT RELEASE FORM.
PAYMENT RELEASE FORM
FORM NO. CN503/09
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NAME:________________________________________
Surname Middle name First name
WINNING MOBILE NUMBER_____________
VERIFICATION NUMBER_____________________________
DELIVERY OPTIONS
Any of the Three listed courier service will be able to deliver your prize to your address.You are to choose any of the courier service option suitable and affordable to you for the delivery of your won prize to your address. The chosen courier service account officer’s details will be sent to you for you to make your payment for the courier fee.
UNITED STATE POSTAL SERVICE
Courier Charges: £590.00
Insurance £1300.00 (PAID)
Administrative: £220.00 (PAID)
Total: £590.00 pounds
Duration Of Time: 48 Hours after payment
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COURIER SERVICE
Courier Charges: £540.00
Insurance £1300.00 (PAID)
Administrative: £220.00 (PAID)
Total: £540.00 pounds
Duration Of Time: 72 Hours after payment
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WORLDWIDE EXPRESS
ACI-EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE
Courier Charges: £530.00
Insurance: £1250.00 (PAID)
Administrative: £210.00 (PAID)
Total: £530.00 pounds
Duration Of Time: 83 Hours after payment
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Also be reminded that the deadline for the claiming of winnings is exactly one week after the receipt of this email. After this drawings period, your cash prize will be deemed to have been forfeited by you and will be re-used in the next edition of the Nokia Promo.
The charges are a little high because of the international shipping rate and the insurance cover we have Undertaken incase of loss,damage or theft of your highly sensitive document.We assume all responsibilities in-case of any eventualities.
NOTE : The INSURANCE and ADMINISTRATIVE Charges have been paid by the MANAGEMENT OF NOKIA, You are only responsible for the Courier Fees of the Courier Service you have selected and this must be paid before the Delivery is made in order for your prize to be registered by the Delivery Service.
COURIER SERVICE OPTION _____________________________
Delivery Address:
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
PAYMENT DATE FOR COURIER FEE _____________________________
DECLARATION
I __________________________________________ hereby confirm that all the information given above and attached copies of Identification is to the best of my Knowledge and is true and correct. Any tempering or falsification of the above data render this claim invalid and void.
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date.
Congratulations once again.
Yours faithfully,
Dr.. Anthony Floyd
Nokia Mobile Promo.
Information and Payment Bureau:
London Representative Office.
Tel:+44-703-592-2936
Copyright ©2010okia. All rights reserved.


Grrrrrr, good thing I ask my sister to help me and get out from this scam… I just don’t understand why there still a lot of people doing this fraud.. and making people be stupid!!!! I just wish that karma will attack them… See link http://conversations.nokia.com/2009/03/06/nokia-dont-do-lotteries-beware-the-scam/