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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infocarfer@aim.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 16:01:51 +0100
Subject: Prize #:288-171-44!!

Dear Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the outcome on the site of the season winners international programs, Coca-Cola. Your E-mail address attached to Ticket #: 263-7377-61m with prize #: 288- 171-44, drew 450,000.00 euros, which was in the second category draws. You receive 450,000.00 (four hundred and fifty thousand euros) .This program is in conjunction with the Australian, British and European governments and the Coca-Cola Bottling Company International.
we ask that you keep winning information confidential until your winning prize, completely forgive you our agency in Madrid, Spain. It is recommended to observe this instruction in order to prevent abuse of this program by other participants.

Send them must contain the following information:

(1) Your full name.
(2) Contact phone
(3) Contact address.
(4) Your ticket and prize numbers.
(5) Date of notification.
(6) Your age:

NATIONALE POSTCODE AGENCY.S.L
Contact person: Mr.David Moolman
Contact e-mail:infocarfer@aim.com
TLe:+34-611-287-719


Congratulations once more from the Coca-Cola Online Award departments.

Yours in service,
Dr Chris Hetinga.
Coca-cola lottery coordinator.


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