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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "00,000.00" (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)
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 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.
- cocacolacompany49@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: coca cola company <contactme@live20.net>
Reply-To: cocacolaclaimcenter@live.co.uk
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:17:22 -0800 (PST)
Subject: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY,

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY,
NO 23/34 COCA-COLA TOWER,
KENNEDY BROWN AVENUE,
STAMFORD BRIDGE LONDON,
SW1V 3DW UNITED KINGDOM.
EMAIL cocacolacompany49@yahoo.co.uk
CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU ARE A CERTIFIED WINNER OF OUR COCA-COLA COMPANY THIS YEAR
PROMOTIONS 2010.
BATCH/REF NO: C.C.UK/004412010.

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
final draws held here in London on December 31, 2009 to 15rd of January
2010 Coca-Cola BOTTLING COMPANY Worldwide Promo, your email was among the
top Lucky winners who won £500.000.00 Great British Pounds each on the
Coca-Cola Bottling Company.

However the results were released on the 30rd of January 2010 and your
email was attached to a BATCH/REF NO: C.C.UK/004412010 and (Ballot Number:
225182009/2010).
Coca-Cola collected all the email addresses of the people that are active
online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo, Aol, Walla , Gmail,
Russian Mail, Hotmail and few from other e-mail providers.

Many are selected yearly to benefit from this promotion and you are one of
the Selected Winners of this year 2010 by this great Coca-Coca Bottling
Company.

The online draws was conducted by a random selection of Email Addresses
from an exclusive list of 2,903,803 Email 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 Ballot Numbers for
representation and privacy.
The selection process was carried out through random Selection in our
computerized email selection machine (COCA COLA TOPAZ) from a database of
over 290,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.
This Promotion is approved by the British Gaming Board and also licensed
by The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).

This Promotion is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.
In other to claim your £500,000.00 Great British Pounds Award Prize
Winning, this will be deposited in a Designated Finance Firm
However, you will have to fill the form below and send it to the Promotion

manager of The Coca Cola Bottling Company for verification and then you
will be directed to the Finance Firm where your cash of
£500,000.00 POUNDS has already been deposited/registered on your behalf.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED URGENTLY FROM YOU.
NAME:.............................................
CONTACT ADDRESS:.........................
AGE:...................................................
SEX:...................................................
STATUS:..............................................
WINNING EMAIL:.................................
MOBILE PHONE:...................................
OCCUPATION:......................................
COMPANY IF ANY:................................
CITY:...................................................
COUNTRY:............................................
Please you are advised to complete the form and send it back
Immediately to our Promotion manager through email for prompt
Collection of your fund from The Designated Finance Firm here
in London.
(CONTACT our PROMOTION MANAGER COCA COLA BOTTLING COMPANY)
NAME: DR.GEORGE WILLIAMS.
.
EMAIL cocacolaclaimcenter@live.co.uk
Licensed promotion Manager.(C.C.UK)
Contact him for your claims
with this Email address: cocacolaclaimcenter@live.co.uk
You are to keep all Promo Information away from the general

Public especially your Batch/Ref Numbers and ballot number.
This is Important as a case of double claims will not be entertained.
STAFF OF COCA COLA BOTTLING COMPANY ARE NOT TO PARTAKE IN THIS PROMOTION.
PLEASE BE WARNEd
He Shall Immediately Commence The Process That Will Facilitate The Release
of Your Coca Cola Award Winning Fund to You.
Accept my hearty congratulations once again
yous faithfully,
Mrs Elizabeth Anderson.
COCA COLA GAMES/LOTTERY COORDINATOR.
WE ARE TRULY THE COCA-COLA GIANT IN THE WHOLE WORLD!!!!

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