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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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 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.
  • cocacoladept_000@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • cocacolaaward_dept@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "coca cola" <cocacoladept_002@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: cocacoladept_000@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2006 09:18:13 +0000
Subject: congratulations!!!

  

   

 

Programs and Events Department
The Coca-Cola Lottery - Frontline Group,
179-199 HOLLAND PARK AVENUE

LONDON, W11 4UL GB

      LOTTERY 2006

            INTERNATIONALPROMOTION  PROGRAM        

    We are pleased to notify you the draw of the COCA-COLA  SERIAL NUMBER, Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on 11th MAY 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 programmed 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 Coca-Cola Lottery Winners International programs held on the 11th MAY 2006 as part of our promotional programs for the year 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 025–11464992–750 with REF NO: UKS/2551256003/04, cheque number 30-90-57, drew winning numbers 13 – 15 – 22 – 37 – 39 – 45 and credited to BATCH NO: 1490/001753V00/IFO and serial number 2113 – 05 which consequently won in the 3rd category via our electronic ticket as stated above. You have therefore been approved for a pay out of ₤815, 960.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING).

 

Note: that is year Coca-Cola 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 policy demands to avoid dubious claims and abuse of the program by unsuccessful participants.

 

   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 Payment processing department, authorized to conduct the necessary reification 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 30 days from the date of this notification. 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.

 

  YOU ARE TO PROVIDE THE CLAIMS AGENT(PAYMENT PROCESSING DEPARTMENT) WITH THE UNDER LISTED INFORMATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE:

    ===============================================================
     NON-RESIDENT [UK]AWARD CLAIM FORM COCA-COLA SERIAL LOTTERY
   

VERIFICATION/WINNER'S CLAIM FORM
WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA
First Name.: *
Middle Name.:
Last Name.: *

Gender.: MaleFemale

Month Of Birth.: MonthJanuaryFebuaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember

Day: Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031

Year:

Marital Status.: SingleMarriedDivorced

Nationality.: *

Religion.:

Occupation.:

Address 1.: *

Address 2.:

City.: *

State/Province.: *

Zip Code.: *

Mobile phone No.: *

House Phone No.: *

Fax No.:

Email Address.: *

WINNING INFORMATION

Batch Number.: *

Serial Number.: *

Refrence Number.: *

amount won:

This is to verify that the information filled in this FORM is a valid particulars of me. Yes: No:

 

 

PAMENT MENTHOD FOR NON RESIDEND OF THE LOTTERY BASE SIT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

 

(1) TRAVELLING TO THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY FOR CASH COLLECTION (SEND FLIGHT ITINERARY TO CONFIRM YOUR   ARRIVAL/APPOINTMENT DATE}:...................................................

 

(2) ELECTRONIC WIRE TRANSFER:.............................

 

As soon as you receive this confirmation you have to fill and send claim form to the claim officer Overseas Claims Unit:
"United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary "

Payment Processing Department
Contact Person: Thompson Brown

Email:cocacoladept_000@yahoo.com

         cocacolaaward_dept@yahoo.com

 

   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 remains the best for your refreshment.

 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

 

At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,
Mrs. Tiffany Morris.

    

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