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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: "Mr. Robert P Hutchinson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mylivecoca@live.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 13:02:12 -0600
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Congratulations''
 
 
You have been awarded £980,000.00 Nine Hundred and Eighty Thousand Great Britain Pounds by Coca-Cola Company of the United Kingdom in this year's Coca-Cola International (Email Award) This award was created to show appreciation to our customers' around the world for their patronage in the past 132 years, and to help them contribute to the development of their communities. Your email contact was selected randomly, All email contacts were obtained from the International email directory.
 
 
I wish to let you know the steps that you must follow to receive your prize money at the earliest possible time. In this process, we shall respect your views, opinions, and most importantly, protect your privacy. Please provide us with the following information to enable us issue you the Award Certificate and process your prize release.
Full Name.....................
Address........................
Age...............................
Sex................................
Nationality.....................
Home Phone..................
Mobile Phone.................
Occupation......................
Your Personal Identification Number (PIN) is IMD-102210 and must be quoted in every correspondence. Please keep details of your winning confidential until the successful transfer of your fund to you, as any form of double claim will lead to withdrawal of the Prize. This draw was conducted solely by Coca-Cola Company, UK and cannot be redeemed at your local Coca-Cola office.
 
Once again, I congratulate you personally on your selection and implore you to adhere to our directions in ensuring successful claim. Further guidelines shall be provided to you on our receipt of your personal information.
 
Kind Regards,
Mr. Robert P Hutchinson
(Prize Administrator)
Direct Line:+44  7520 268 039

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