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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: COCACOLA OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION <104river@sbcglobal.net>
Reply-To: barristerharunasmith@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:30:36 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!YOU WON USD$1.3M (One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars)FROM COCA-COLA COMPANY.




CONGRATULATIONS!







YOU WON USD$1.3M (One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars)



THE COCA COLA COMPANY PRIZE NOTIFICATION



The Europe/America private international e-games are pleased to



inform you of the result of the final concluded draws which was



conducted at our international corporate office complex here in



LONDON-UK, by Coca-Cola in conjunction with I pod Worldwide



Promotion and ACCULOTTO.COM Group International



www.acculotto.com



Your email was among the 20 Lucky winners who won



USD$1.3M (One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars) each in the Coca-Cola Company 2010 online Promo.



This draw is being organized to enhance awareness



and publicity of the Coca-Cola Zero product. The foundations also seek



to courage the use of Internet for academic and business pursuits. It



major aim is to promote music,theater,art,literature, projects in the



social and political arena with a focus on health, as well as science,



research, and higher education



However the results were released on the (Mon 1st of February 2010)



With winning numbers 11 28 30 45 49 58 and Bonus number 16 and your email was



attached to ticket number (7PWYZ2009) and ballot number (BT:



12052009/20) The online draws was conducted by a random selection



of email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031,643 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).



This Lottery is approved by the British 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.



Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our African



representative office in Nigeria, as indicated in your play coupon



and your prize of USD$1.3M (One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars), will be released to you



from our regional branch office in Nigeria.



We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year



high stakes for USD$1.3 Billion international draw.



Congratulations!!!!!



To begin your claims, kindly contact our Nigerian fiduciary



agent at below contact



BARRISTER HARUNA SMITH

E-mail:barristerharunasmith@gmail.com

DIRECT PHONE LINE:+234-704-259-5730



Please Contact BARRISTER HARUNA SMITH immediately you receive this message for more information or send your reply to this email: barristerharunasmith@gmail.com

1. Full Names:



...........................................



2. Residential Address:



...........................................



3. Phone Number: Mobile Home



..........................................



4. Fax Number:



..........................................



5. Occupation:



..........................................



6. Sex:



..........................................



7. Age:



..........................................



8. Nationality:………………….



9. Ballot No. :.......................



10. Ticket No:........................



*You are advised to forward these information’s as soon as



possible to enable he attend to your file.



This email is registered and sent only to a certified coca-cola online



Promo winner.



Due to possible mix up of some numbers and email contacts, we ask



that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has



been processed and your money remitted. This is part of our security



protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by



some participants of this program.



Staff of Coca-Cola, ACCULOTTO.COM Group International and IPO



Worldwide Promotions are not to partake in this programmed.



Accept our hearty congratulations once again!



Yours Faithfully,





From the Management



N\B. YOU MUST BE 16 OR OVER TO PLAY OR CLAIM YOUR PRIZE.

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