419 scam: Dr Jack Morrison <info_onlinedraw@cocacola.co.uk> CONGRATULATION!!! FROM COCA'COLA ONLINE DRAW®‏

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "million pounds" (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)
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 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.
- printer.gibson@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Jack Morrison <info_onlinedraw@cocacola.co.uk>
Reply-To: printer.gibson@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:18:24 +0900
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!! FROM COCA'COLA ONLINE DRAW®‏

COCA COLA MOBILE DRAW INTERNATIONAL
>From The Desk of Dr. Jack Morrison.

We are please to inform you today 26th of June 2012, in respect of the just concluded lottery draw, a lum sum pay out of 1,000 000 GBP(One Million Pounds Sterling) has been awarded to your email ID, by the COCA COLA ONLINE PROGRAM, held on the 18th of June 2012 You have there fore been approved of £ 1,000,000.00 GBP (One Million Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file YL/26510460037/10.

Wish to congratulate you once again on this note, for being part of the 5 winners selected for the Annual Promotions. COCA COLA ONLINE DRAWS (UK) felicitate with you and your family. This promotion was set-up to encourage the active users of the EMAIL ID.

To file for your claim, please complete the required details below and send to your fiduciary agent: printer.gibson@hotmail.com

1.Full Name:
2.Full Address:
3. State:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Country:
8.Tel.Number:

You Must Be 16Years Or Over To Play Or Claim This Prize, Please Confirm Receipt Of This email.

The COCA COLA ONLINE DRAWS (UK) 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 pin numbers. As a result of this, these friends try to claim the lottery on behalf of the real winners. The COCA COLA ONLINE DRAWS (UK) has reached a decision from headquarters that any double claim discovered by the Lottery Board will result to the cancelling of that particular winning, making a loss for both the double claimer and the real winner, as it is taken that the real winner was the informer to the double claimer about the lottery. So you are hereby strongly advised once more to keep your winnings strictly confidential until you claim your prize.

Warm Regards,
Dr Jack Morrison

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