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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 PROMOTION 2013 EMAIL DRAW
<cocacolalottery@info.com>
Reply-To: nellydave1@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 15:40:18 +0300
Subject:



Your EMail-ID has been awarded £1,000,000.00 GBP in COCA-COLA COMPANY
PROMOTION 2013 EMAIL DRAW.
This is in line with company policy in celebrating with it's valued
customer in this year season.Your prize money has been

made available for claim, as it is pending for your collection.

All Participants were selected through a Computer Ballot System drawn
from a pool of over 25,000 EMail of distinguished

Professionals drawn from Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New
zealand, middle east, parts of Africa, and south America. as

part of our International Promotions Program conducted annually to
encourage prospective overseas entries. We hope that with

part of your Prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent
Lottery Jackpots.


Your prize money has been made available for claims, as it is pending
for your collection. For claims, provide below

information and send to .Mr Nelly Dave Office Tel: +447011130211.
Email. nellydave1@hotmail.com

In line with the Governing rules of claims, you are requested to
furnish us the following information

1.FULL NAMES:
2.RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
3.SEX:
4.AGE:
5.MARITAL STATUS:
6.OCCUPATION:
7.TELEPHONE NUMBER:
8.MOBILE NUMBER:
9.STATE:
10.COUNTRY:


We advise you to keep this information to yourself until you have been
able to collect your winning fund, as there have been

cases of double and unqualified claim, due to beneficiaries informing
third parties about his/her winning's

Do understand that, this is done to ensure that, we are dealing with
the rightful winner in this Category to avoid double

claiming by non-winners as your winning amount is £1,000,000 GBP (One
million great British pounds sterling) and as such

cannot afford any uncertainty.

In Receipt of the required information we shall start with the
verification, processing and certification of your claims.

Importantly, for the enablement of your Claims, you are advised to
comply with our payout procedures, as these are mere

formalities that will guarantee payment of funds to all qualified
winners in this Category and not to Non Winners.

Furthermore note that, all funds should be claimed not later than the
stipulated Deadline. After this date, all unclaimed

Funds will be returned to the British Gaming Board (B.G.B) which will
be in turn sent to the Lottery Commission for

subsequent Draws.

Acknowledge the Receipt of this Mail upon it's Confirmation.

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