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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: "Mr. Nelson Smith" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nelsonsmith202@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:57:12 +0100
Subject: Attention email owner.

COCA-COLA COMPANY OF NIGERIA
Coca-cola / Acculotto Email Lottery Promo
P O Box 1012 Victoria Island
www.acculotto.com


Are you the owner of this email address or do you have authorized access to it in the absence

of the owner? If yes! then you have every reason to rejoice as We inform you of the

announcement made today, You are among the 10 lucky winners of the ACCULOTTO INTERNATIONAL

PROMOTION PROGRAM that won $800,000.00.

There is an Email lottery approved by the World Gaming Board and also Licensed by the

International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).Your email is among the 10 lucky

winners, that won ($Eight hundred thousand United States Dollars) Each in the just concluded

draw held to promote coca-cola, sponsored by Acculotto.


For Prize Claiming, Contact our payment center here in Nigeria with the Information below:

Full Name: Mr. Nelson Smith
Valid Contact: nelsonsmith202@hotmail.com
Telephone #: +2348087400491

You are required to detail him your information's below:

TICKET NUMBER: (7YZ2010)
BALLOT NUMBER: (BT120/B)
FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
AGE:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
DIRECT CONTACT NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
COUNTRY:
CHOOSE A MODE OF PAYMENT BELOW:
OPTION 1. would you come over to receive your funds?
OPTION 2. should it be issued and deliver to you in CHECK?


The Acculotto lottery has discovered a huge number of double claims due to winners informing

close friends, relatives and third parties about their winning and also sharing their Claim

numbers. As a result of this, these friends try to claim the lottery on behalf of the real

winners. So you are hereby strongly advised to keep your winnings strictly confidential until

you claim your prize. Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of the interactive Lotteries

Board Commission.

Regards,
Dr. Edward Frank
ACCULOTTO! 2010 Lottery Program
Copyright 2010 AccuLotto Series Program.
Congratulations once again.
COCA-COLA COMPANY OF NIGERIA

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