419 scam: "COCA COLA"<jacuques@coca-cola.com> CONGRATULATION YOU ARE A WINNER

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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:

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:
- ",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)
- "cocacolaagenttamia@gala.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +27767623209 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "COCA COLA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cocacolaagenttamia@gala.net>
Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 23:15:39 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU ARE A WINNER

COCA COLA BOTTLING COMPANY.
20 Constitution Blvd. South
Shelton CT 06484
United State.
Phone: +12767944353
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 Coca
Cola Bottling Company in conjunction with the United Nations Development
Programme wish to gladly inform you that your email has won a prize money of
Four Million Rand.
( 4,000,000,00)
in our 2010 Online NYCSP (NEW YEAR CRISIS SOLUTION PROGRAMME).
This program is aimed to encourage you to petronize our products and also
helpfamilies with the current Global crisis all over (Europe, American, Asia
and Africa), hence no ticket sold.
To claim your winning prize you are to send the following information about
your self to the claims processing manager for verification & direction. Do
contact the processing Manager in south africa with the below contact information;

***************************************************************
Claims Processing Manager: Mrs Tamia Smith
Phone: +27767623209
E-mail: cocacolaagenttamia@gala.net
Payment and Release order Department.
***************************************************************

FULL NAMES:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
AGE:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
SEX:
OCCUPATION:
NATIONALITY:
COUNTRY:

You have to call the processing manager with your ref number.

HOW DO YOU FEEL TO BE SELECTED AMONG THE LUCKY WINNERS:
Disclosure & Disclaimer: I ...............................................
hereby declear that the above information is true and binding on me.If at
anytime it is discovered that I have given false information, I will forfeit
myrights 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!.

Mr. Jacuques Ali
Online Coordinator

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