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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +447031906135 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448700684569 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • customercare_copperfield@walla.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "The Coca-Cola Awards Team Promo" <gfhdghghrhdf@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: customercare_copperfield@walla.com
Date: Sat, 05 May 2007 09:56:07 -0500
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS ! YOUR EMAIL HAS WON THE COCA-COLA COMPANY SEASONAL PROMOTION

C4c\ Don Parker I nº91 2-6º 90.004
WORLD WIDE E-Tickets No: 7804468845
Batch No: 0252393053

Dear Lucky Winner,
GOOD DAY TO YOU
We wish to inform you of the yearly COCA-COLA sweepstakes program that your e-mail address has won an award sum of a total cash prize of £500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds) shared  among the first seven (7) lucky winners in this category. Do contact the paying bank address below for your Claim.  You required to stake your claim by the following information's:
Full Name(s):
Contact address:
Telephone and Fax numbers:
Ticket Prize Numbers:
Notification Date:

Age:

Occupation:

Next Of Kin:
Country Of Origin:
Kindly contact the paying bank address with above requirements:
 ***********************************************
 Bank Name: Copper Field Charter Bank.
 Officer Name: Tim Howard
 Email:     customercare_copperfield@walla.com

 Telephone:     +44 703 190 6135
                     +44 702 409 9996
 Fax Number:   +44 870 068 4569
 ***********************************************
 Michele Baker.
 Coca-Cola Games/Lottery Coordinator.

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