Congratulations you are a winner of a Nokia Promo – email SCAM

2008 February 26

My wife-to-be received this email.

She sent this to me and asked me if this was true. The moment i read it, i immediately felt that it was a scam. I googled around and found out that it really was one.

So dear readers, BEWARE!

CONGRATULATION YOU ARE A WINNER OF THE NOKIA PROMO!!!

From: NOKIA DEPARTMENT UK [mailto:info@nokia.co.uk]
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 6:06 PM
To:
Subject: !!!CONGRATULATION YOU ARE A WINNER OF THE NOKIA PROMO!!!

!!!CONGRATULATION YOU ARE A WINNER!!!.

The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Awareness
Promotion Department of the NOKIA, wishes to congratulate you on your
success as the STAR PRIZE WINNER in the 2008 Year Promotion sterling on
NOKIA held on the 23th of February, 2008 in London,England.

This makes you the proud owner of a brand new NOKIA N80 and a cash prize of
91,000.00GBP(Ninety One Thousand Great British pounds).

For you to collect your prizes kindly send a mail or call the Nokia agent

Mr.Ali Rasika
Email: ali_rasika01@yahoo.co.in
Tel:+447031940517

He has been mandated to offer you assistance on how to get your prize

Congratulations once more, and keep trusting Nokia

Engr. Kiksoon K Cheng
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS
NOKIA(CONNECTING PEOPLE)

It had the same content as the BMW-lotto scam here and here.

Always check/ask around/search the internet first before believing or replying to these kinds of emails.

1,262 Responses leave one →
  1. 2009 November 17

    Iam still waitting to call me or contact me in my e-mail
    please do that

  2. 2009 November 19

    hello. I have un mesagio nokia cell promo.500.000 punds

  3. 2009 November 19

    I have un mesagio nokia cell phone has won 500.000pounds

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