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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:

• 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 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.
  • cocacolaclaimsc@aim.com

Fraud email example:

From: wang <online@onlinenotice.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 10:55:46 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: congratulations!!!






PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
THE COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY
LONDON. SW1V 3DW UNITED KINGDOM

The coca-cola Bottling Company

This is to inform you of the release of email balloting held on 18th August, 2006 , 2006 ,by THE COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANYon it's anniversery.For the first time ever THE COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY have decided to celebrate it's anniversery by awarding £1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION POUND STERLING) each to 20 lucky winners who were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from only Microsoft users from over 30,000.00 companies and 5,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.

However, the results were released on 23th September 2006, and your email was among the 20 Lucky winners who won £1,000,000.00 each on the anniversery of the THE COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY, and your email was attached to ticket number RR38844240 and ballot number 00147.

In other to claim your £1,000,000.00 prize winning, which has been deposited in a designated bank. However,you will have to fill the form below and send it to the Promotion manager of this Coca-cola bottling company for verification and then you will be directed to the bank where a cheque of £1,000,000.00 has already been deposited in your favour.

NAME:....................................
AGE:........................................
SEX:.........................................
ADDRESS:................................
EMAIL:.....................................
PHONE:....................................
OCCUPATION:..........................
COMPANY:..............................
COUNTRY:..............................

Please be warned.To file for your claim kindly fill this Verification form below correctly and send it to the fiduciary department agent for instant payment

Name: Mr. Francis Jerry

Email: CocacolaclaimsC@aim.com
Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.

This E-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Information that is privileged, proprietary, confidential and exempted from disclosure.

If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.

Yours faithfully,
Mr Williams Anderson

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam