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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: COCA COLA BOTTLING COMPANY <promo@ccbc.org>
Reply-To: jameswoodyes147@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:11:28 +0200
Subject: FOR YOUR NOTICE

THE COCA COLA COMPANY
PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD
DEPT COCA COLA AVENUE
STAMFORD BRIDGE
AMSTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
THE COCA-COLA PROMO NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
final draws held on the (4TH October, 2009) by Coca-Cola in conjunction
with the British Netherlands American Tobacco Worldwide Promotion, your
email was among the 20 Lucky winners who won $2,000,000.00 each on the
THE COCA COLA COMPANY PROMOTION
However the results were released on 12th October, 2009 and your
email was attached to ticket number (7PWYZ2006) and ballot number
(BT:12052006/20) The online draws was conducted by a random selection of
email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031 E-mail addresses of
individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random
computer search from the internet. However, no tickets were sold but 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 over
250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.
This Lottery is approved by the Netherlands 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 $2,000,000.00 prize winning, which has been
deposited in a designated bank. However,you will have to fill the form
below and send it to the Promotion manager of THE COCA COLA COMPANY for
verification and then you will be directed to the bank where a cheque of
$2,000,000.00 has already been deposited in your favor.
NAME:.....................................
AGE:........................................
SEX:.........................................
ADDRESS:...............................
EMAIL:.....................................
PHONE:....................................
OCCUPATION:.........................
COMPANY:...............................
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)
Name:Mr.James Wood.
Phone : +447040100505
E mail :jameswoodyes147@gmail.com
You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public
especially your ticket number and ballot number. (This is important as a
case of double claims will not be entertained).
*Staff of Coca-Cola and the British Netherlands American Tobacco Company
are not to partake in this Lottery.
Accept my hearty congratulations once again!
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Susan Seward














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