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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim 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.
  • +4407011147236
• 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.
  • cocacola_claimsdepts@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: scott voke <cocacola_claimsdepts@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 07:11:14 -0800 (PST)
Subject: ATTENTION WINNER(FILL AND RETURN)



DATE-21st Dec. 2006
Attention Winner!

You are advised to proceed to the processing stage of your winning collection, the information you are to supply is to prepare your claims certificate which will be sent to you along with your cheque.
In other to claim your £500,000.00 prize winning, which has been deposited in a designated bank for the mean time,pending the processing and signing of your cheque.
However,you will have to fill the form below and send it to the Promotion manager of THE COCA COLA COMPANY for verification.


1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:
11.Draw Number above:
12.company/brief description:
13.Annual Income:
14.Date of draw:
fill and return to your claim agent immediatly
Please you are to choose your payment option at which you want your fund Paid to you; listed below is our payment modalities and option of payment.
(1) TRAVELLING TO THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR CASH COLLECTION (Send flight details
to confirm your arrival/appointment Date}:.........................

(2) BY COURIER SERVICE:.....................

(3) ELECTRONIC WIRE TRANSFER

*******************************************************************



Please you are adviced to complete the form and send it immediately to our Promotion manager through email for prompt collection of your fund.

CONTACT PROMOTION MANAGER
===========================================
Phone # : +44 (0) 70111 47236
E MAIL: cocacola_claimsdepts@yahoo.co.uk
============================================
Yours faithfully,
SCOTT VOKE
Management

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