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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: "ANA ORTEGA LOPEZ" <spanish_ibero|@sweepstakes.es> (may be fake)
Reply-To: abono_7@myway.com
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 18:18:32 +0100
Subject: REQUEST ON CONFIRMATION.

THE SPANISH-IBEROAMERICAN COCA COLA COMPANY
PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD
DEPTCOCA COLA AVENUE
MADRID-SPAIN.

THE SPANISH IBERO-AMERICAN/COCA COLA COMPANY OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws held on the (25th October, 2006) by Coca-Cola in conjunction with the Spanish-Iberoamerican Tobacco Worldwide Promotion, your email was among the 20 Lucky winners who won €615,810.00(Six Hundred and Fifteen Thousand,Eight Hundred and Ten Euros Only) each on the THE IBEROAMERICA/COCA-COLA COMPANY PROMOTIONS.
However the results were released on the 26th October, 2006 and your email was attached to ticket number (7PWYZ2006) and ballot number (SBT:151004/07072006)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 email database. However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy.

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.
This Lottery is approved by the Spanbish Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators and Stakers (IAGRS).This lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.
In other to claim your A,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 Promotions manager of Ozon Security and Trust for verification and then you will be directed to the bank where a cheque of €615,810.00 has already been deposited in your favour.

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

Please you are adviced to complete the form and send it immediately to our Promotion manager through email or fax for prompt collection of your fund from the designated bank or you may decide to pick it up.You should as a matter of urgency contact the promotions manager with the details below:

Name:Seem JILTAO
Telephone number:(+34)646-855599.
email Address:ibero@topseven.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). All prizes should be claimed not later than December 10th,2006.After this date,all unclaimed prizes will be returned to the ministry of Hacienda and be treated as redundant and uncliamed.

*Staff of Coca-Cola and the Spanish-Iberoamerican Tobacco Company are not to partake in this Lottery and any person of age below 30 is automatically disqualified.The receipt of this mail by you does not automatically qualifies you for this claims until you are cleared and approved by the legal claims agent by the approved claims agent.Send your ID NUMBER and fill the above form including the name of your next of kin.
Accept my hearty congratulations once again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

Yours faithfully,
Ms.Lola Ortega Lopez.
For Management.



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