419 scam: "Linda Scott"<linda_scott@yahoo.co.uk> CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE!

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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:
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- ",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)
- "redemption_dept001@w.cn" (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!

Fraud email example:

From: "Linda Scott" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <redemption_dept001@w.cn>
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:22:31 +0200
Subject: CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE!

THE COCA COLA COMPANY
COCA-COLA CUSTOMER PROMO 2010
PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
COCA COLA AVENUE
STAMFORD BRIDGE LONDON.
SW1V 3DW UNITED KINGDOM

THE COCA-COLA CUSTOMER PROMO 2010 PRIZE NOTIFICATION.

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded,final draws held on (3rd August, 2010) by Coca-Cola Company.

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 International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).

Your email was among 4 Lucky winners who won $1,000,000.00(One Million United States Dollars)each in the THE COCA-COLA CUSTOMER PROMO 2010. However the results were released on (10th August, 2010) and your email was attached with the follwings:

Ref Number: CC DN 0508-9T6,
Batch Number:EUQY-3LJ4,
Winning Number: #2,1,10
Serial Number: 20910,

PLEASE CONTACT THE PROMOTION MANAGER FOR YOUR FUND CLAIM/PAYMENT.
MR Johnson Smith
Email: redemption_dept001@w.cn
COCA-COLA AVENUE,
STAMFORD BRIDGE LONDON SW1V 3DW UNITED KINGDOM

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program. Congratulations once again On behalf of the staff And Members Of the COCA COLA COMPANIES and therefore advised you to keep your winning information confidential and restrict from third Party to avoid double or false claims of your winning

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Linda Scott
Promotion Manager.
COCA-COLA CUSTOMER PROMO 2010
COCA-COLA COMPANY

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