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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "COCA-COLA COMPANY UK" <info@cocacola.com>
Reply-To: cocacolaclaimprice@live.co.uk
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 23:21:23 +0300 (EAT)
Subject: CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!!




PO Box 1010, Liverpool
L70 1NL, United Kingdom

CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!

Dear Lucky Winner,

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of £1,000,000.00
(One Million Pounds GBP) for the Yearly Coca-Cola Lottery promotion
United Kingdom which is organized by Coca-Cola in conjunction with
Chevron Texaco Oil and Gas Company, “Your Email Address" were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from Nine hundred thousand
email from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle
East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our international promotions
program which is conducted annually, we have only selected 30 people
as our winners, through electronic ballot System without the winner
applying.

These are your identification numbers:
Ticket Number: 011425896/2012
Serial Number: 3872/506
Lucky Numbers: 7/4/88/28/01/40

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM
--------------------------------------------
1. Full name:
2. Winning Email Address:
3. Sex:
4. Age:
5. Telephone Number:
6. Mobile Number:
7. Company:
8. Occupation:
9. State:
10. Home Address:
11. Country:
12. ID Proof:

To file for your claim, please fill and submit your verification form to
our Foreign Service manager immediately via email
(cocacolaclaimprice@live.co.uk) for prompt response

DECLARATION,

[I ................................... HERE BY DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE DATA
ARE TRUE. THAT MY CLAIMS AGENT SHALL ACT AS A FACILITATOR IN THE DELIVERY
OF THE TOTAL FUND TO ME IN MY COUNTRY]

REMEMBER, ALL PRIZE MONEY MUST BE CLAIMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ALL FUNDS
NOT CLAIMED BEFORE TWO WEEKS WILL BE RETURNED BACK TO US AS UNCLAIMED.

We want to Congratulate You In Advance and Please Do Not Forget to Help
the Poor in the Society When Coca-Cola Makes You a Beneficiary Of their
World of Wealth.



Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

Congratulations from all staff of COCA COLA LOTTERY FUND and do feel free
to call the below office for more information.

Yours Sincerely,
DR. JOE WILLIAMS
Director, Finance and Corporate Services
Tel: +448719741890
Claims Email ID: cocacolaclaimprice@live.co.uk
This email is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient/s and
may contain material that is CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVATE DELIVERY
INFORMATION. Any review or reliance by others or copying or distribution
or forwarding of any or all of the contents in this message is STRICTLY
PROHIBITED. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the
sender by email and delete all copies; your cooperation in this regard is
appreciated.


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