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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 COMPANY PROMOTION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <claimsdept2014@foxmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 23:01:52 +0100
Subject: ***COLA/UKG/VOL/011525896/2014***

Dear Lucky Winner,
 
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of 1,500,000.00 GBP (One Million Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds) and  an Apple iphone6, for the Yearly Coca-Cola Lottery promotion United Kingdom which is organized by Coca-Cola  in conjunction with Chevron Texaco Oil and Gas Company, “Your Email Address" were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from Nine hundred thousand email from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually, we have only selected 10 people as our winners, through electronic ballot System without the winner applying.
 
 
These are your Identification Number:
Ticket Number: 011525896/2014
Serial Number: 3872/526
Lucky Numbers: 7/6/85/26/05/50
 
VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM
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Full Name: -----------------------------------------
Sex: -----------------------------------------
Date of Birth: -----------------------------------------
Address (P.O Box Not Acceptable): -----------------------------------------
State: -----------------------------------------
Contact Number, Office/ Home/ Mobile Phone:: -----------------------------------------
Nationality: -----------------------------------------
Country: -----------------------------------------
Occupation: -----------------------------------------
Zip Code: -----------------------------------------
 
Bank Name: -----------------------------------------
Bank Account No: -----------------------------------------
Bank Swift Code -----------------------------------------
Bank Address: -----------------------------------------
 
 
You are hereby requested to contact the office of our remittance agent Mr. Steven Morgan via email: claimsdept2014@foxmail.com  and telephone: +448719150042 with details giving above with your personal details for immediate processing/release of won Coca-Cola Company Annual End of the year award prize fund. Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (COLA/UKG/VOL/011525896/2014) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the claims care center by using it as your subject. We Wait For Your Expedite Response.
 
 
COCA-COLA COMPANY ANNUAL PROMO CLAIMS MANAGER
AVENUE/ADDRESS: STAMFORD-BRIDGE LONDON SW1V 3DW. UNITED KINGDOM.
Care-Centre E-mail: claimsdept2014@foxmail.com
Care-Centre Telephone No.: +448719150042.      
Payment Officer/Claims Manager: Mr. Steven Morgan.
For the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
 
Note: Please Do Not Forget to Help the Poor In the Society When Coca-Cola Company Makes You a Beneficiary Of their World Of Wealth. Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

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