419 scam: "Escuela Dr. Rodolfo Robles XELA" <robles@url.edu.gt> Congratulations!! You win $1,000,000.00 from Coca-Cola 2017 Cash Award!!

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million us dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "agent@coca-colagroups.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "agent@coca-colagroups.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "coca-cola-team2017@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +2349036800678 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 2 May 2017 08:01:54 +0000
Subject: Congratulations!! You win $1,000,000.00 from Coca-Cola 2017 Cash Award!!

COCA-COLA AWARD GROUP®,
GAMING BOARD OF UNITED STATES,
LICENSED ONLINE BALLOT AWARD,
(REGISTRATION (8110933245),
REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT,
COCA-COLA AWARD INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS.
DRAW: 1003, 05 / 02 / 2017

This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of $1,000,000.00 (One Million US Dollars) from International Coca-Cola Cash Award Program held on the 2nd Day of April, 2016 in New York City, USA. You were emerged winner through random selection in our computerized Email Selection System (ESS) from a database of over 1,000,000.00 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.

This Winning Program was approved and also licensed by the the International Association of Games Regulators (IAGR). The Coca-Cola Promotion Team was set up by Parliament in 1994 to give grants to a wide range of projects involving the local, regional and national heritage of the Continents of the world. We distribute a share of the money raised by the International award for good causes world wide.

To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact our accredited Prize Transfer Agent as directed below:

Name of Agent: Dr. Alexander Ferdinand
Tel: +234 9036 800 678
Email: agent@coca-colagroups.com

Contact him, please provide him with your Batch Number 2017MJL-0831HW55 and your Reference Number REF Number: agent@coca-colagroups.com
You are also advised to provide him with the under listed information as soon as possible:

Claims Requirements:

1.Name in full----
2.Address----
3.Nationality----
4.Age----
5.Sex-----
6.Occupation------
7.Phone/Fax-----
8.Present Country----
9.Email Adress-----

NOTE: ANYBODY UNDER THE AGE OF 18 IS AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED. ALL CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO: coca-cola-team2017@outlook.com

Congratulations once again!

Faithfully,

Dr. James Quincey,
President and Chief Operating Officer,
Global Coodinator,
Coca-Cola Promotion Group,
United States of America.
Copyright © 2017 Coca-Cola Award/Promotion. All rights reserved.

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