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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: "LIVE COCA-COLA OFFICIAL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cocacolaanniversary2010@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:29:27 +0530
Subject: OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION!!!

LIVE COCA-COLA OFFICIAL ONLINE SWEEPSTAKES PRIZE NOTIFICATION
CENTRAL CLAIM OFFICE, ROTHERHAM CITY
61B Ashbourne Avenue,
E-mail:cocacolaanniversary2010@hotmail.com
Fax no: +44-8712321983
Telephone +44-70-100-45954
United Kingdom

Dear email account user:

NB:In regards to the raffle draw held on August 2010,the COCA-COLA AWARD TEAM
has given you GPB500,000.00 as charity bonanza for Asia Territory.
Kindly contact to our claims unit via cocacolaanniversary2010@hotmail.com
(+44-70-100-45954) with the detaild beow;

ticket number:7PWYZ2010
ballot number :BT: 12052010/20
Winning number:01 14 19 22 52 58


full names:
house address:
Country:
State:
mobile:
age:
state:
occupation:
marital status



Congratulations once again.
Dr. JOE SMITH
Online Co-coordinator

Submit this details to the claim unit for the process and delivery of your
bonanza prze.

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