419 scam: "COCA-COLA COMPANY UNITED KINGDOM" <info@coca-cola.org> CONGRATULATIONS !!!

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.
- +447010058419 (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.
- cocacola_claimsdpt2012@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "COCA-COLA COMPANY UNITED KINGDOM" <info@coca-cola.org>
Reply-To: cocacola_claimsdpt2012@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 06:16:41 -0430 (VET)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS !!!

THE COCA COLA COMPANY
PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

1 Queen Caroline Street,
Hammer-smith,
London,
United Kingdom,
W6 9HQ.

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION !!!

Your email ID has been selected amongst the 20 Lucky winners that have won
£950,000.00 GBp {Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds} in the
Coca-Cola Company 2012 on-line Promo.

This draw is being organized to enhance awareness and publicity of the Coca-
Cola Zero product. The foundation also seeks to encourage the use of Internet
for academic and business pursuits. Its major aim is to promote music, theater,
art, literature, projects in the social and political arena with a focus on
health, as well as science, research and higher education

However,the results were released on the 26th of March 2012 With winning numbers
01 14 19 22 52 58 and Bonus number 16 and your email attached to ticket number
(7PWYZ2012) and ballot number (BT: 17262012/20). The on-line draws was conducted
by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031,643
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)

This Lottery is approved by the British Game Board and also licensed by the
International Association of Games Regulators (IAGR).This lottery is the 2nd of
its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.

To claim your winning amount stated above , kindly send your details below via
email to our Claims Manager:

Mr. Brian Peters
E-mail:cocacola_claimsdpt2012@hotmail.co.uk
Tel:+447010058419

1. Full Names: ...............
2. Residential Address: ...............
3. Phone Number: Mobile & Home: ........
4. Fax Number: ...............
5. Occupation: ...............
6. Sex: ...............
7. Age: ...............
8. Nationality: ...............
9. Ballot No. ...............
10.Ticket No. ...............
11.Scan copy of Identity such as, Drivers License, Pan Card or International
Passport.

*You are advised to forward these information as soon as possible to enable him
attend to your file.

Due to possible mix up of some numbers and email contacts, we ask that you keep
this winnings strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed
and your money is being remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol
to avoid double claims or unscrupulous acts by some participants of this
program.

Accept our hearty congratulations once again!

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. James Morgan

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