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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:

• 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:
  • "fudiciary" (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.
  • coca_cola_agent_ruben@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "COCA COCLA COMPANY" <MIGRDNXIEV301@prodigy.net>
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:50:25 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS: YOUR EMAIL ID HAVE WON YOU THE COCA COLA LTTERY DRAW 2007

THE COCA COLA COMPANY OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION
PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD
DEPTCOCA COLA AVENUE
STAMFORD BRIDGE LONDON. SW1V 3DW UNITED KINGDOM

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the
just concluded annual final draws held on the (10th
Febuary 2007) by Coca-Cola in conjunction with the
British American Tobacco Worldwide Promotion, your
email was among th 20 Lucky winners who won Ã-
£1,000,000.00GBP each on the THE COCA\'COLA COMPANY
PROMOTION .

However the results were released on the (12th Febaury
2007) and your email was attached to ticket number
(7PWYZ2006) and ballot number (BT:12052006/20The
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. 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 British Gaming Board
and also Licensed by the The International Association
of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This lottery is the 3rd of
its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.

In other to claim your A,£1,000,000.00POUNDS 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 THE COCA COLA
COMPANY for verification and then you will be directed
to the bank where a cheque of A,£1,000,000.00POUNDS
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 fudiciary
Agent through email or fax for prompt collection of
your fund from the designated bank or courier company

(CONTACT PROMOTION FUDICIARY AGENT)
Name: Mr Rueben Mulphy
Email:coca_cola_agent_ruben@yahoo.co.uk

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).

*Staff of Coca-Cola and the British American Tobacco
Company are not to partake in this Lottery.
Note:You are to state how you want your winning fund:

1) By Courier Service
2)By Online Bank Transfer
Accept my hearty congratulations once again!

Yours faithfully,
Jerry Brain
Management
PAST WINNERS IN COCA-COLA ONLINE PROMOTIONS

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