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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: euroagent07@mchsi.com (drrasfaatrashid2007@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 12:43:37 +0000
Subject: PLEASE CONFIRM

PLEASE REPLY TO THE PROMOTION MANAGER
williamsbrown2007@yahoo.com

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

THE 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
(27th Febuary,2007) by Coca-Cola in conjunction with the British American
Tobacco Worldwide Promotion, your email was among th 20 Lucky winners who won
£520,000.00 each on the THE COCA COLA COMPANY PROMOTION
However the results were released on the 1st of March, 2007 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) 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 £520,000.00 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 THE COCA COLA COMPANY for verification and then you will be
directed to the bank where a cheque of £520, 000.00 has already been deposited
in your favour.
NAME:.....................................

AGE:........................................

SEX:........................................

ADDRESS:...............................

EMAIL:....................................

PHONE:...................................

OCCUPATION:.........................

COMPANY:..............................
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.
PLEASE SEND YOUR REPLY TO THE CONTACT PROMOTION MANAGER
CONTACT PROMOTION MANAGER
Name:Mr Williams Brown
Phone # : +44 (0) 208-588-5613
E MAIL: williamsbrown2007@yahoo.com
Your Sincerely,
Management

N.B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result
to,disqualification Anybody under the age of 18 cannot participate in this
program.Do Not Reply To This Office As You Are To Contact The Promotion Manager
with Your Informations To Enable Processing Of Winnings


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