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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "national lottery promotion" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "overseas claims unit" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • +447031842152 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "COCA COLA COMPANY PROMTION 2008" <cocacolap83@mobimail.mn>
Reply-To: revmorgan_costa2007@live.com
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:26:08 +0100
Subject: COCA COLA NATIONAL LOTTERY OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION


[image: Coca-Cola Polar Bear Support Fund - Learn how you can
help]<http://polarbears.thecoca-colacompany.com/polarbearsupportfund/index.jsp>
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*THE COCA COLA NATIONAL LOTTERY
PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD
DEPT COCA COLA AVENUE
STAMFORD BRIDGE LONDON.
SW1V 3DW UNITED KINGDOM

THE NATIONAL LOTTERY AFFILIATE TO 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 ( 27th June 2008 ) by the
Coca-Cola Company in conjunction with the British American
Tobacco Worldwide Promotion, your email was among the
20 Lucky winners who won £ 500,000 (five hundred thousand
Pounds Sterling's) each on the THE COCA-COLA COMPANY PROMOTION
However the results were released today and your
email was attached to ticket number Ticket number (45HJKO) and
Ballot number (AQ01427/13))


The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email
addresses from an exclusive list of 2,000000 E-mail addresses of
individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated
random computer search from the internet.
YOUR ADDRESS HAS WON .


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
5,000,000 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 £500.00 (Five Hundred thousand Pounds
Sterling's) 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 £500,000 (Five hundred thousand Pounds Sterling's)
has already been deposited in your favour.

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM:
1. FULL NAMES: ...............................* *.
2. ADDRESS: ..............................**.
3. SEX: ..............................**.
4. AGE: ................................**.
5. MARITAL STATUS: ................................**.
6. OCCUPATION: ................................**.
7. E-MAIL ADDRESS: ..............................**.
8. TELEPHONE NUMBER: ..............................**.
9. TICKET NUMBER: ..............................**.
10. SERIAL NUMBER: ..............................**.
11. AMOUNT WON: ................................**.
12. STATE: ................................**.
13. COUNTRY: ..............................**.
14. NEXT OF KIN: ..............................**.
15. HOW DO YOU FEEL AS A WINNER: ..............................**.

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.

(CONTACT PROMOTION MANAGER)

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
REV:MORGAN COSTA
Email: revmorgan_costa2007@live.com<http://www.ninjacloak.com/index.php/1010110A/8b6b20e30965da49c4d768b1602c25f3c6de7874bb198ea8210a361e3f0b656b9378b58a37fed08dff4d8e206092840ae536af534523ff44c54a4c7acc7771f23f31ce0287a6df368b3bc9bb1a90df9d2c49e716183>

Tel: +447031842152

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.
Accept my hearty congratulations once again!

**
*
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Yours faithfully,
Sir. Alexander Willington
2008 Lottery Co-ordinator*

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