419 scam: "Gary Cole"<coca-cola@cola.com> Coca-Cola Lottery 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)
- "www.cocapro@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "www.cocapro@live.com" (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: "Gary Cole" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <www.cocapro@live.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:03:55 +0300
Subject: Coca-Cola Lottery Winner.

Kenmore Rd 41B Park, Wakefield, West
Yorkshire WF2 0XR, ENGLAND
United Kingdom

DEAR WINNER,
THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS EMAIL ID WAS AMONG THE HUNDRED (100) LUCKY ID's THAT WON NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND GREAT BRITISH POUNDS EACH (£950,000.00) IN THE 58th COCA COLA ANNIVERSARY AWARD.

ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED RANDOMLY FROM WORLD WIDE WEB SITE THROUGH COMPUTER DRAWS SYSTEM AND EXTRACTED FROM OVER 10,000,000 COMPANIES AND PERSONAL E-MAILS. SO YOUR EMAIL IS YOUR ONLINE AUTOMATIC TICKET THAT QUALIFIED YOU FOR THIS DRAW, NO TICKET WERE SOLD. OUR WINNING NOTIFICATION WAS SENT VIA E-MAIL TO ALL LUCKY E-MAILS ADDRESSES FOR YOU TO RECEIVE OUR WINNING NOTIFICATION E-MAIL AS YOU HAVE INDICATED.

NOTE:YOUR WINNING CERTIFICATE WILL BE SEND TO YOU UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR DETAILS. ALL YOU NEED TO DO NOW IS TO FILL THE VERIFICATION FORM BELOW COMPLETELY AND RETURN BACK TO US IMMEDIATELY AND A COPY TO THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION
Fill Out This Form (Verification Form)
1. Full Names:
2. Your Full Address :
3. Your Date of Birth:
4. Your Nationality:
5. Your Country of resident:
6. Your Current City:
7. Your Occupation:
8. Sex: Male/Female
9. Marital Status: Single/Married
10.Winning Email Address:
11. Your Mobile Number:

KINDLY SEND A SCAN COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION EITHER, DRIVER LICENSE, VOTERS CARD, PAN CARD OR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT TO RELEASE YOUR WINNING PRIZE OF NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND GREAT BRITISH POUNDS.

SEND YOUR INFORMATIONS TO THE BELOW CONTACT, BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION

Claim Your (£950,000.00) Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great British Pounds Now.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

NOTE: ALL MAILS REGARDING CLAIMS SHOULD BE SENT/REPLY TO: www.cocapro@live.com" >www.cocapro@live.com
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