419 scam: Thabo Mokadi <thabomokadi@aol.com> THE COCA COLA COMPANY PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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.
- +27730230934 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
- +27865157352 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- thabomokadi@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Thabo Mokadi <thabomokadi@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:13:13 -0700
Subject: THE COCA COLA COMPANY PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD

THE COCA COLA COMPANY PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD
210 SANDTON DRIVE,
SANDTON, JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA

THE COCA COLA COMPANY E-MAIL WINNING PRIZE NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws held on the (13th September,2010) by Coca-Cola in conjunction with the South African Lottery Board Worldwide Promotion,your email was among the 20 Lucky winners who won $1,000,000.00 each on the THE COCA COLA COMPANY PROMOTION.However the results were released on the 15th September,2010 and your email was attached to ticket number (7PWYZ2007) and ballot number (BT:12052007/20)The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of (29,031)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) from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world This Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This lottery is the
3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the Public in other to claim your $1,000,000.00 prize winning, which has been deposited in a designated bank.

However,you will have to fill the form below and send it to the Promotion manager of THE COCA COLA COMPANY for verification and then you will be directed to the bank where a cheque of $1,000,000.00 has already been deposited in your favour.

NAME:.....................................

AGE:........................................

SEX:........................................

ADDRESS:...............................

EMAIL:....................................

PHONE:...................................

OCCUPATION:.........................

COMPANY:..............................

COUNTRY:...............................

Please you are advised to complete the form and send it immediately to our Promotion manager through email or fax for prompt collection of your fund from the designated bank.
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CONTACT PROMOTION MANAGER
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Name:Mr Thabo mokadi
Phone#:+27-73-0230-934
FAX # :+27-86-5157-352
E MAIL: thabomokadi@aol.com
Your Sincerely,
Management
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Note: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to,disqualification Anybody under the age of 16 cannot participate in this programme do Not Reply To This Office As You Are To Contact The Promotion Manager with Your Informations To Enable Processing Of Winnings.
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