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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: "COCA-COLA COMPANY SOUTH AFRICA." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cajamessmith@live.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:07:47 -0700
Subject: COCA-COLA COMPANY SOUTH AFRICA: Coka House, P.0.Box 1556 Auckland Park Johannesburg South Africa.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
YOU WON $2,000.000.000USD!!!

COCA-COLA COMPANY SOUTH AFRICA
Coka House, P.0.Box 1556 Auckland Park Johannesburg
South Africa.

Congratulations: Your email was among the 3 Lucky winners who won $2,000,000.00{Two million United State Dollars} each in THE COCA-COLA COMPANY 2009 PROMOTION. This is from the total Prize Money of US$6,000,000.00 shared among the three winners in the Second category of the year 2009.
Your email address was selected in our computer ballot system; the selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) each in the just concluded draw held to promote South African 2010 World Cup, sponsored by South African Coca-Cola Company. To begin the claim processing of your prize you are to contact the fiduciary agent as stated below:

Name: Mr. James Smith.
(Claims Agent).
Email:cajamessmith@live.com
Email:cajamessmith@yahoo.com
Email:promotion.deptsa@libero.it
Tel: +27 76 272 0645

And also provide the following information below to him immediately for the processing of your winning Prize.
NAME:...........................
ADDRESS:....................
COUNTRY........................
NATIONALITY:......................
SEX:.............................
AGE:............................
PHONE/MOBILE:..........................
FAX:...................................
OCCUPATION:............................
COMPANY:....................................
TICKET NUMBER....................................
BALLOT NUMBER:................................
OUR REF NUMBER................................

Your Email Attached to Ticket No: (7PWYZ2009) Ballot No: (12052009/20) and Our Ref No: (CC/WC/98839/09)
Yours Faithfully
Mrs.Mbeki Victoria
On Behalf of Coca-Cola Management
South Africa.

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