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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.

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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +447024033083 (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.
  • cocacola100thanniversarypromo@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mathew" <cocacola100lotto1@excite.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2006 06:21:13 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Winner


RC 23546 SOUTH AFRICAHurray!! Hurray!!! Hurray!!! Coca Cola Is 100 Years. Welcome To The Coca Cola 120 Years Anniversary Promotions 2006, To All Drinkers Of Coca Cola Worldwide. Lottery Headquarters:Piccadilly Street NBW N14,London,EnglandTel: +447024033083Fax: +447035677 International Co-ordinator Africa RegionCoca Cola 100th Anniversary PromotionsLakeshire Avenue, Wenton Street, New Higland,South Africa( Private Mail Bag 346)Tel:+27256576723Fax:+2725767 WINNING NOTIFICATION We are pleased to notify you that the results of the 100th anniversary promotions of the coca cola worldwide beverage company is out. The sweepstakes was done on the 13th of may 2006 at the South African Sun City Resort hall. You are one of the lucky winners in the 3rd category participants were picked randomly from major online firms,websites,chambers of commerce worldwide etc. Your email address won you $250,0000 USD credited to file number
007657. The lottery was done in favour of our esteemed customers worldwide. This is the third category of the lottery. The First and Second which was done in Germany and Australia Respectively. This category happens to be the last in the promotions. The third category of the lottery features south africa as the drawing region and Nigeria as the payment region. Below are your winning numbers quote correctly the winning numbers as it will used in the claims documentation by the paying bank in Nigeria. Amount Won $250,000 Ticket Number Coca-Cola 100/5647/SA Region Drawn Numbers 08 55 22 11 18 Bonus Balls 02 67 Reference Number Kit/Coca-Cola/ 203456 Batch Number Coca-Cola SA34536 For Immediate Release Of Your Payment, Contact Your

Fiduciary Agent Mr Justin Briggs jurist_20022001@yahoo.comwith your details correctly filled. Names In Full............................................................................... Country Of Citizenship.................................................................. Date Of Birth................................................................................ Marital Status............................................................................... Occupation................................................................................... Contact Numbers......................................................................... Home Address............................................................................. Details Of Winning....................................................................... Batch Number............................................................................. Route Number SA we 2433255 Mathew Holmes Controller SA
Regional Centre. (Private Mail Bag 346) All Rights Reserved (c) Copyright Protected. License 15453. For More Information about this Sweepstakes Promotions, and your winning details, Please Contact Our Enquiries on cocacola100thanniversarypromo@yahoo.com

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