419 scam: COCA COLA COMPANY CHRISTMAN BONANZA <ambassadormatheww@rediffmail.com> CHRISTMAS BONANZA BONANZA FROM YOUR FAVORITE DRINK COMPANY YOU WON 5MILLIONS.

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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)
- "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!

Fraud email example:

From: COCA COLA COMPANY CHRISTMAN BONANZA <ambassadormatheww@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: dr.douglas@aa.am
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 02:41:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CHRISTMAS BONANZA BONANZA FROM YOUR FAVORITE DRINK COMPANY YOU WON 5MILLIONS.


                                            COCA COLA COMPANY
   CHRISTMAS BONANZA BONANZA FROM YOUR FAVORITE DRINK COMPANY YOU WON 5MILLIONS.

The Coca Cola company promotion 2010
ASIA TREASURE, MALAYSIA/ HONG KONG/ KOREA/JAPAN/CHINA/THAILAND/MALDIVES/CAMBODIA/VIETNAM.
NO.23 COCA COLA MAIN BUILD EAST SIDE CAMBODIA NORTH ASIA,
====================================
Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IPD
Winning number:CC/09788/60

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!OUR
CHRISTMAS BONANZA HAVE STARTED FOR THE YEAR 2010 AND YOU ARE ONE OF OUR
AWARD LUCKY WINNER.THANKS FOR DRINKING OUR PRODUCT.

This is to inform you that your email address has won
a prize money of Five Millions Great Britain Pound Starlings
(£5,000,000.00) in the Annual Lottery promotion which was organized by
COCA COLA COMPANY in Cambodia Head branch hold in Asia, Which is done
every year and winners are selected and emerge from difference parts of
the world,

You are to contact the events manager for your Claim,These
are your identification numbers: Coca Cola Company Asia Branch is glad
to official inform you that you have been selected as one of our award
lucky winner through mail random withdraw so we have instructed our
cashier Dr,Douglas Gardner to pay you your wining funds also Coca Cola
company shall pay for your trip to 5 Asia countries of your choice as
its our measure of making Coca Cola award winner feel special for
drinking our product.
Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IPD
Winning number:CC/09788/60

Attached here is the claim verification and funds release form. You are expected to fill and submit to the event manager.

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM

1. FULL NAMES:_______________________
2. ADDRESS:____________
3. SEX:___________________________
4. AGE:________________________
5. MARITAL STATUS:_____________________
6. OCCUPATION:___________________________
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:____________________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:______________________
9.AMOUNT WON:___________________
10.STATE:___________________
11.COUNTRY__________________________
12.NEXT OF KIN:_____________
13.ZIP CODE:_____________________________
14:NATIONALITY:___________________________

15:Your Reference and Batch number at the top of this mail:
To file for your claim, please fill and submit your verification form to our events manager immediately via email.

(CONTACT EVENT MANAGER)
Dr. Douglas Gardner.
E-mail:dr.douglas@aa.am
+855-855-9030

Kindly update us as soon as you have contact the event
Manager for the claim of your wining funds from Coca Cola company ltd
Asia.
Once again congratulations.
(Coca Cola Company Promo/Lottery Coordinator
Management Directors.

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