419 scam: "COCA COLA COMPANY"<PDVSA@NET.COM> CONGRATULATION

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "hundred thousand great british 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)
- "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)
- "www.cocacoladraw@carib.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!
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 00447010058434

Fraud email example:

From: "COCA COLA COMPANY"<PDVSA@NET.COM>
Reply-To: www.cocacoladraw@carib.com
Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2013 15:11:56 +0530
Subject: CONGRATULATION

Coca-Cola Email Draw Center, =

London, SE110 7NA - United Kingdom. =

Tel: 00447010058434
=

This is to inform you that your E-mail have won a prize money of =A3500,000=
.00 GBP(Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds) for the Yearly Coca-Col=
a Lottery promotion as organized organized by Coca-Cola Company in conjunc=
tion with Chevron Texaco Oil and Gas Company, "Your Email Address were sel=
ected through a computer ballot system draw from 454,980,476 email from Can=
ada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceani=
c as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annual=
ly, we have only selected 450 people as our winners, through electronic bal=
lot System without the winner applying. =

You are advised to complete the below form and send with the fund release A=
pplication Letter to Claim department. by e-mail. www.cocacoladraw@cari=
b.com to enable them start the process and release your winning fund to you.
=

COMPLETE THE BELOW FORM AND SEND TO OUR CLAIM DEPARMENT =

=

FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
AGE:
SEX:
NATIONALITY:
HOME TELEPHONE:
MOBILE TELEPHONE:
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
MARITAL STATUS:
OCCUPATION:
=

PAYMENT OPTION.
=

PREFERRED MODE OF PAYMENT.
=

1. BANK TELEGRAPHIC WIRE TRANSFER.
2. DIPLOMATIC SYSTEM OF PAYMENT.
=

STATE YOUR SELECTED MODE HERE:..................
=

FOR OPTION 1. (BANK TELEGRAPHIC WIRE TRANSFER) PROVIDE YOUR BAN KING =

DETAILS BELOW.

BANK NAME:.......................................................
BANK ADDRESS:...................................................
BANK CODE:......................................................
SWIFF CODE NO:................................................
ACCOUNT HOLDER NAME:....................................
ACCOUNT NO:.....................................................
MOBILE TELEPHONE..........................................
=

FOR OPTION 2. (DIPLOMATIC SYSTEM OF PAYMENT) PROVIDE YOUR FULL =

HOME/OFFICE ADDRESS BELOW.

RECEIVER NAME::................................................
ADDRESS:............................................................
POSTAL CODE:.....................................................
CITY:..............................................................
STATE/PROVINCE:.................................................
COUNTRY:..........................................................
MOBILE TELEPHONE..........................................

NOTE: The following Reference Numbers has been assigned to you and you are =
required to quote it in every mail that you send to us:
(NWBK-TEMP/ACC 09IMD1522) =

=

Dear Sir/Madam, =

=

APPLICATION FOR FUND RELEASE [NWB=
K-TEMP/ACC =

I write to apply for the release of my winning fund with regards to the win=
ning notification that was received on my E-mail from Coca-Cola Company of =
England. I was made to believe that this sum (=A3500,000.00 GB Pounds) is d=
eposited in a temporary Account in your Bank. =

I hereby request that the above mentioned sum be remitted to me at the earl=
iest. on the mention.
=

Yours Faithfully
(Your Full Name)

We are still processing your certificate of award and it shall be sent to y=
ou when we are done. Do not hesitate to get in touch with me if you have an=
y difficulties in understanding the process as I will always be here to hel=
p you.
=

KIND REGARDS,
DR.MARTIN EVANS
(PRIZE ADMINISTRATOR)
TELPHONE: 00447010058434
EMAIL: www.cocacoladraw@carib.com

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