419 scam: FIFA 2014 & Compagnie COCA COLA <ds.tech@swrs.ap.gov.in> A VOTRE ATTENTION COCA COLA COUPE DU MONDE FIFA 2014

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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:
- ",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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- offnotacrinot@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: FIFA 2014 & Compagnie COCA COLA <ds.tech@swrs.ap.gov.in>
Reply-To: Lazare CRINOT <lazare.crinot@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2014 17:48:56 +0530 (IST)
Subject: A VOTRE ATTENTION COCA COLA COUPE DU MONDE FIFA 2014

A VOTRE ATTENTION

Pour faire preuve du Sponsor Officiel de la Coupe du Monde (BRÃ‰SIL) 2014, la COMPAGNIE COCA COLA organise un jeu de hasard portant sur 500.000.000 adresses e-mails aprÃ¨s une recherche informatisÃ©e.
Votre adresse e-mail vient d'Ãªtre tirÃ©e au sort, vous Ãªtes l'un des gagnants de la somme de 50.000 â‚¬ attachÃ© au lot NÂ° AS2010, rÃ©f. NÂ° 008/003/4983 MF
Vous voudriez bien fournir les informations suivantes : votre (NOM, PRÃ‰NOMS, AGE, SEXE, VILLE, PAYS DE RÃ‰SIDENCE, ADRESSE COMPLÃˆTE, PROFESSION, TÃ‰LÃ‰PHONE, NÂ° DE LOT, NÂ° DE RÃ‰FÃ‰RENCE, SOMME GAGNÃ‰E) par mail au MaÃ®tre Lazare CRINOT lâ€™Huissier accrÃ©ditÃ© de la COMPAGNIE COCA COLA chargÃ© de la conduite de la remise de votre gain Ã l'adresse : offnotacrinot@gmail.com
FÃ©licitations
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YOUR ATTENTION
To demonstrate the (Brazil) 2014 World Cup Official Sponsor, the Coca-Cola company organizes a game of chance involving 500,000,000 addresses emails after a computer search.
Your email address has to be drawn at random, you are one of the winners of the sum of â‚¬50.000 attached to lot no. AS2010, ref. NO. 008/003/4983 MF
You would like the following information: your (name, surname, AGE, sex, city, country of RESIDENCE, COMPLETE address, PROFESSION, telephone, batch No., REFERENCE No., amount earned) by mail to the master Lazare CRINOT usher accredited by the COCA COLA company responsible for the conduct of the presentation of your gain to the address: offnotacrinot@gmail.com
Congratulations

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