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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: "Coca cola coke zero" <cocacola_cokezero20@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2006 22:32:03 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your Email Has Won £750,000.00 In The Coca-cola 2006 Promo

 


 
        
THE COCACOLA COMPANY OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION  
 
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws held on 
the 27th of November 2006 by Coca-Cola in conjunction with  Ipod Worldwide Promotion. Your email was among the 20 Lucky winners who won £750,000.00{Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds} each in the Coca-Cola Company 2006 online Promo. This draw is being organized to enhance awareness and publicity of the new CocaCola Zero product.


However the results were released on the 9th of December 2006 and your email was attached to ticket number (7PWYZ2006) and ballot number (BT:12052006/20) The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031,643 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet.

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).


This Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also licensed by The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public. 


To begin the claim processing of your prize you are to contact the Online coordinator and provide her with the following information as stated below, so we can proceed with the verification and clearance process of your file. You are also expected to send this information within 24 hours so as not to cause any unnecessary delay.

 

 

 

1. Full Names:

...........................................
2. Residential Address:

...........................................
3. Phone Number: Mobile & Home

..........................................
4. Fax Number:

..........................................
5. Occupation:

..........................................
6. Sex:

..........................................
7. Age:

..........................................

 

8. Nationality: .....................

 

9. Ballot No. :.......................

 

10. Ticket No. :......................

 

Mrs. Alice Campbell

22 Garden Close, Stamford,

Lincs, PE9 2YP, London

United Kingdom

Email:cokezero001@aim.com

 

 

*You are adviced to forward these information as soon as possible to
enable us attend to your file.  

 

This email is registered and sent only to a certified coca-cola online

Promo Winner. 


Due to possible mix up of some numbers and email contacts, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by some participants of this program.


*Staffs of Coca-Cola and Ipod Worldwide Promotions are not to partake in this programme.
 
Accept our hearty congratulations once again! 
 
Yours Faithfully,
Management.

       

 



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