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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:

• 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:
  • "claims office" (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.
  • +447031942615 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • info.cokewinningsclaimsofficer01@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: COCA COLA COMPANY LOTTERY PROMOTION <info@cocacolalottery.com>
Reply-To: info.cokewinningsclaimsofficer01@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 20:06:12 -0600
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOUR EMAIL HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR A CASH PRIZE !!!

This is to inform you that have been selected for a cash prize of
$450,000.00 ( FOUR HUNDRED & FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR)
programs held on the 9TH OF JANUARY , 2008 in the London U.K.
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerized email selection system(ess) from a database of over
250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.
The COCA-COLA LOTTERY is approved by the British/America 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 processing of your prize you are to contact your claims
officer through our accredited Prize Transfer agents as stated below:
Mr.Vendrich Anderson
292, Upper Richmond Rd West,
East Sheen, London, SW14 7JG
United Kingdom
Email: (info.cokewinningsclaimsofficer01@yahoo.com.hk)
Fax: 44-87-1247-2187
Phone Number: +44 7031-9426-15
For further enquiries Please call us (10.00am to 5.30 pm london
Standard Time)
================================================================
contact him, please provide him with your secret pin code x7pwyz2007
and your reference number BCLY:12052007/21.You are also advised to
provide him with the under listed information as soon as possible:

Claims Requirements:
1Name in
full-------------------------------------------------------------------
2.Address---------------------------------------------------------
3.Nationality-----------------------------------------------------
4.Age----------------------------------------------------------------
5.Occupation----------------------------------------------------
6.Phone/Fax-----------------------------------------------------
7.Present
Country------------------------------------------------------------
==================================================================

all winnings not claim on or before 19TH of JANUARY would be
revoked.Winners are advised to keep their winning details/information
from the public to avoid fraudulent claim (IMPORTANT)pending the
transfer/claim by Winner.

*Winner under the age of 18 are automatically disqualified.
*Staff of all COCA-COLA Companies all over the world are not to partake

in this Email Promotional Lottery.

Accept my hearty congratulations once again!
Regards

Mr ANTHONY CAMPBELL
(Lottery Manager)


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