419 scam: "Prof. Alex Williams"<service@cuncunle.com> COCA COLA NATIONAL ONLINE E-MAIL AWARD DRAW UK /2015

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand great british pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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.
- +447010054472 (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.
- cocacola91011@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Prof. Alex Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cocacola91011@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2015 12:17:26 -0700
Subject: COCA COLA NATIONAL ONLINE E-MAIL AWARD DRAW UK /2015

22 Garden close Stamford
LicePE92Y, London
United Kingdom, England
COCA COLA NATIONAL ONLINE E-MAIL AWARD DRAW UK /2015

cocacola91011@hotmail.com

We want you to remove every skepticism from your mind because this award is legitimate from COCA-COLA COMPANY ENGLAND,

Your Email was luckily drawn by a computer balloting system as one of our winners in our Online lottery bonanza from the prestigious COCA-COLA ONLINE PROMOTION. Thus, making you the winner of the sum of 500,000.00GBP (Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling’s).

Please complete the form below with correct information and email back to us with a return email so that we can have a precise and comprehensive record of our winners and also provide you On how you will receive your winning amount.

Your prize cheque has been vaulted safely with our corresponding Bank prior to your readiness to complete your claims and would be presented to you after verification of the data requested below.

These are your identification:
Lotto number...........C.C.UK/0048/0936HP
Winning number......C.C.UK/ 0008857
Winning Amount......£500,000 GBP
Batch number..........C.C.UK/OP/00142/2015

To proceed with your claims, you would be required to fill the Verification Form below completely and return back to us immediately.

Fill Out This Form Verification Form
1. Full Names :
2. Your Date of Birth :
3. Your Full Address :
4. Your Country :
5. Your Current City:
6. Your Occupation:
7. Sex :
8. Marital State :
9.Winning Email Address:
10. Your Mobile Number:

You are request to fill below bank information and send it back to us:-
1, Bank Name :
2, A/C Number:
3, A/C Name :
4, Swift Code :
5, Mobile number:
6, branch :

BATCH/REFERENCE NO: C.C.UK/OP/00142/2013.

Prof. Alex Williams and Dr. Mack Anthony,
Past Winner in Coca-Cola Company Online Promo England,

Sincerely yours,
DR. MACK ANTHONY,
COCA COLA COMPANY ONLINE PROMO CO-ORDINATOR.
Tel: +447010054472

>From The Coca Cola Company Promo.

kindly contact us for more details on how you can redeem your winning prize

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.
NOTE : ALL MAILS REGARDING CLAIMS SHOULD BE REPLY TO EMAIL- cocacola91011@hotmail.com

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