419 scam: WINNING FUND <mrs.veronoca@outlook.com> Confirm Your Winning Prize With Your Agent.

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "coca cola prize" (not involved with lotteries)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "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)
- "claimsa@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!
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.
- +27724440242 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: WINNING FUND <mrs.veronoca@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <mr.franksabula@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 15:12:02 +0200
Subject: Confirm Your Winning Prize With Your Agent.

World Cup Bid Lottery Microsoft
Award

Headquarters: Customer service

PO Box
1010, Liverpool

L70 1NL, United Kingdom,

ATTENTION: WINNER,

FIFA/COCA COLA COMPANY AND 2014 BRAZIL WORLD CUP OFFICIAL AWARD
NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of just concluded
2014 draws held in South Africa,
by Coca-Cola Company in conjunction with the FIFA Organizing Promotion
committee Brazil,
your email was among the 5 Lucky

Winners who won Five hundred thousand British Pounds (GBP£500,000.00) each on the COCA-COLA
COMPANY AND FIFA LOTTO AWARD PROMOTION.

We happily announce to you the draw of Brazil 2014 World Cup
Bid Lottery Award International programs held in South Africa your "email
address" was attached to ticket number;B9665 75604546 199 serial number
97560 This

Batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 460/84/27/17/36,
bonus number 2, which consequently won the lottery in the second category.

This is in appreciation to our customers’ world wide for
their support in the 2014 Fifa GAMES IN Brazil and to seek your support in the
2014 FIFA world cup in Brazil.
COCA- COLA IS THE OFFICIAL DRINK IN THE 2014 FIFA GAMES
IN BRAZIL.
In other to claim your GBP£500,000.00
prize winning which has been deposited with our paying bank.

PAYMENT PRIZE AND CLAIM

Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement
Centre. Coca Cola Prize Award must be claimed no later than 30 days from the
date of Draw Notification. Any Prize not claimed within this period will be
forfeited.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our South Africa
booklet representative office in as indicated in your play coupon, because this
particular draw was selected to promote FIFA /COCA-COLA National Lottery. Also
was chosen because South
Africa was the last country in the World
that hosted 2010 Fifa world Cup. You are requested to contact our CLAIM Agent
in South Africa
and send your winning details to him and you must send your details with the
Information below:

To file for your claim, Please Contact your CLAIM agent:

NAME: MR.PAUL HOFFMAN

TELL: +27724440242

E-MAIL: claimsa@live.com

E-MAIL: Promo111internetaward@cash4u.com

(1) NAME:.....................................(2)
AGE:......................................(3)
SEX:......................................

(4) ADDRESS:..................................

(5) EMAIL:....................................

(6) PHONE:....................................

(7) OCCUPATION:...............................

(8) COMPANY:..................................

(8) STATE/CITY:...............................

(9)COUNTRY:...................................

(10) NATIONALITY:.............................

(11)TICKET / BALLOT NUMBER:...................

Congratulations Once again!

Yours in service.

Mrs. Ano Linda Dominic.

WARNING!!

Do not tell people about your
Prize Award until your money is successfully handed over to you to avoid
disqualification that may arise from double claim. You may also receive similar
e-mails from people portraying to be

Other Organizations or Coca-Cola
Company. This is solely to collect your personal information from you and lay
claim over your winning. In event that you receive any e-mail similar to this
notification letter that was sent to you, kindly delete it from your mail box
and give no further correspondence to such person or body. Coca-Cola shall not
be held

Responsible for any loss of fund arising from
the above mentioned.

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