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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +447024098067 (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.
  • bentelliot@realtyagent.com
  • bentelliot@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UK Coca-Cola WorldWide Lottery <ukcocacolaworldwidelottery@chicago.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 09:58:59 -0500
Subject: Coca-Cola WorldWide lottery 2006.YOU HAVE WON!!!

Coca-Cola WorldWide lottery 2006.YOU HAVE WON!!!
Programs and Events Department
The Cocacola Lottery - Frontline Group,
P.O. Box 251,
Watford
WD1 8GD
www.xmshowcase.com/coca-cola/lottery_splash.shtml

                           INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM

    We are pleased to notify you the draw of the COCACOLA SERIAL
NUMBER,Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on 7th June 2006 Participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from a pool of over 25,000 names of distinguished professionals drawn
from Europe, America,Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, parts of Africa, and North & South America as
part of our international promotions programme conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas entries.
We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.

We are officially informing you of the result of the Frontline Cocacola Lottery Winners International programs
held on the 7th June 2006 as part of our promotional programs for the year 2006. Your e-mail address attached to
 ticket number 56475600545188 with reference number CO/9420x/68 ,cheque number 30-90-57 ,drew winning numbers
 7-00-71-00-66-49 and credited to batch number 074/05/zy369 and serial number 5368/2 which consequently won
in the 3rd category via our electronic ticket as stated above. You have therefore
been approved for a pay out of £250,000 GBP (Two Hundred And Fifty Thousand Pounds Sterling).

Note: that is year cocacola lottery up take is base in the United
Kingdom and your winning prize cheque will be issued
out in the United Kingdom.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
   We also advice that you keep your winning information very confidential as our security policydemands to avoid
 double claims/impersonation andunwarranted abuse of this program by some individuals.The selection process was
carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system (ESS) from a database of over 500,000
email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world. This promotional program being the first of its kind will
now take place annually and we hope with part of your winning you will take part in our next year International Lottery.
To file for your claim, you will be contacting our Customer Service Unit, authorized to conduct the neccessary erification
to enable you receive total payment (You will receive more information upon your acknowledgment of this email).This promotional  lottery is promoted and sponsored by the Coca-Cola Company management and we intend to use this medium to help individuals generate fortunes which would encourage them to expand their business frontiers thereby creating more  opportunities and assisting with humanitarian concerns within their immediate environment. All winning must be claimed not later than One Week of Acknowledgment. After this  date all unclaimed funds will be returned to European Union Treasury as Unclaimed. After this  date all winning funds will be included in
our subsequent program. In order to avoid complications  always quote your reference number in all correspondence.

As soon as you receive this comfirmation you have to send claim form to
the claim officer Overseas Claims Unit:

"United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary "
Contact Person: MR BENT ELLIOT
Email:bentelliot@realtyagent.com
Alternative:bentelliot@yahoo.co.uk

Tel.:+447024098067
Fax.:+4470240980766

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceedings,
 and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end
of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

Note our product remians the best for your refreshment.

Please be Warned!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be using National Lotteryaddresses, but are
 not from The National Lottery.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,
Mrs Susan Moore,
Copyright © 1994-2006 The UK Coca-Cola Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service -
Guideline

 

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