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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: "Mrs. Ana Micheal" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <slinkcola@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 09:30:24 -0800
Subject: Congrats

 
    2015 WORLD COCA-COLA AWARD WINNING PROMO,
    
    INTERNATIONAL COCA-COLA PROMO
    
    & BRITISH GOVT.APPROVED.
    
    FROM THE DESK OF COCA-COLA PROMOTION
    
    REGIONAL CLAIMS VERIFICATION OFFICE
    
    LONDON,UNITED KINGDOM.
    
    
    
    Dear Winner,
    
    
    This PROMO is proudly sponsored by the COCA-COLA International BOTTLING
    
    TRADES & Australian Government in collaboration with the British Government to
    
    Eradicate poverty,as we celebrates the anniverssary in United Kingdom
    
    You have been made a winner of seven hundred and fifty thousands Euro through an Electronic
    Random Selection of World Wide E-mail Addresses from the Internet.Consequently,you have been
    approved for a total payout of 750,000,00 Euro
    
    Your email address emerged along side with 99 others around the Globe,as  the category of
    winners in this Annual Draw.Your winning number is (AUI400/856/AS87) and ballot number is (BN: 6220/00657/AUZ-F).
    
    For security reasons, we advised that you keep your winning information confidential until you claim
    your prize money. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of
    
    this program. Please be warned!
    
    Contact Claim Agent
    
    Mr: Richard Nelson
    
    Email: slinkcola@outlook.com
    
    Tell:  +447937420706
    
        Contact Claim Agent with the below info
    
    
    1. Name:-------------------------------
    
    2. Address:----------------------------
    
    3. Country:----------------------------
    
    4. Mobile Phone No:-------------------
    
    5. Occupation:-------------------------
    6. Sex:--------------------------------
    
    7. Age: --------------------------------
    
    Congratulations once more…
    
    Best Regards,
    
    Mrs. Ana Micheal
    
    Promotion Manager.
    

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