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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: "announcedwinner04" <announcedwinner04@mynet.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 03:23:15 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: THE COCA-COLA COPMAY PROMO NOTIFICATION











&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;Coca-Cola Enterprises Limited
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Charter Place, Uxbridge,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;Middlesex UB8 1EZ,&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;United
Kingdom.
&nbsp;


&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;THE COCA-COLA COPMAY PROMO
NOTIFICATION
&nbsp;
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just
concluded annual final draws held on the (31th MAY,
2006)&nbsp;&nbsp;by Coca-Cola in conjunction with the
British
Netherland&nbsp;American Tobacco Worldwide
Promotion,&nbsp; your email&nbsp; was
among the 20 Lucky winners who won GBP 5,500,000.00 POUNDS each on
the THE COCA'COLA COMPANY PROMOTION&nbsp;
&nbsp;
However the results were released on&nbsp;31th MAY,
2006 and&nbsp; your email was attached to ticket number
(38-51-23-74-02-757) and ballot number (BT:SEC4798/MEGA)
The online draws was conducted by a random
selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031 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.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
The selection process was carried out through random
selection in our computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a
database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of
the world.&nbsp;This Lottery is approved by
the Netherlands Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The International
Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This lottery is the 3rd of its
kind and we intend to sensitize the
public.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
In other to claim your winning&nbsp; prize,
you must first contact the claims department by email for
Processing and remittance of your prize money to you,GBP 5,500,000.00
POUNDS.
&nbsp;
AND PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE TO SEND THE BELOW INFORMATIONS REQUIRED
TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE:

NAME:.....................................
AGE:........................................
SEX:........................................
ADDRESS:...............................
EMAIL:....................................
PHONE:...................................
OCCUPATION:.........................
COMPANY:..............................
COUNTRY:...............................&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Please you are adviced to complete the form and send
it&nbsp; immediately to our Promotion manager through email or fax for
prompt collection of your fund from the designated
bank.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
(CONTACT PROMOTION MANAGER)
&nbsp;
Name : Mrs.&nbsp;Jocey&nbsp;Brain
Email :&nbsp;joceyb_cocacolamanager@yahoo.com
You are to keep all lotto information away from the general
public especially your ticket number and ballot number. (This is important
as a case of double claims will not be
entertained).&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;
*Staff of Coca-Cola and the British Netherland
American Tobacco Company are not to partake in this
Lottery.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Accept my hearty congratulations once
again!&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Yours faithfully,
Mrs.&nbsp;Rose Hills




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