419 scam: "2010 PEPSI BOTTLING COMPANY AWARD"<webmaster@pepsi.co.uk> Congratulations Pepsi Award Winner 2010.

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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:
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "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 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.
- +448712375971 (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.
- pepsi.lottery2010@i12.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "2010 PEPSI BOTTLING COMPANY AWARD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pepsi.lottery2010@i12.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:14:06 -0000
Subject: Congratulations Pepsi Award Winner 2010.

PEPSI BOTTLING COMPANY.
#14 Cruze Row London,
DX LDE 17 WC1R 4BU
United Kingdom.
Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IZP
Winning number:PL/09788/60

Congratulations winner.

The Board of Directors and the International Promotion Department of Pepsi Bottling Company in conjunction with the Euromillones Intl wish to gladly inform you that your email Address won prize money of One Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pound Sterling’s (£100,000.00) on our Online Monthly Lottery Email Address NCSP (NEWYEAR CRISIS SOLUTION PROMO) programmer.

This is a program aimed encourage you to patronize our products and also Help families with the current Global crisis allover (Europe, American, Asia
And Africa), hence no ticket sold.

To claim your winning prize you are to send the following information About yourself to the claims processing manager for verification & Direction.

Do contact the processing manager with the below contact Information;

***************************************************************

Name:Mr. Francise Jones

E-mail: pepsi.lottery2010@i12.com

Tel: +44871-237-5971

Claims Processing Manager,
Payment and Release order Department,

***************************************************************

1.FULL NAMES:

2.CONTACT ADDRESS:

3.AGE:

4.TELEPHONE NUMBER:

5.SEX:

6.OCCUPATION:

7.NATIONALITY:

8.COUNTRY:

9.HOW DO YOU FEEL AS PEPSI LUCKY WINNER:

10.I____________________________ hereby declare that the above information is true and binding on me.If at any time it is discovered that I have given false information, I will forfeit my rights to my winnings.

Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

Congratulations once again and kindly get back to us as soon as you contact your claim agent.

Mr.Thomas Smith
Pepsi Online Co-ordinator

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