419 scam: "Coca-Cola" <test1@farmnet.ru> Urgent: Coca-Cola Lottery ... YOU WON

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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)
- "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)
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.
- +447087691619 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- jamesfe088@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Coca-Cola" <test1@farmnet.ru>
Reply-To: claims@coca-cola.cocalot.com
Date: Sun, 04 Oct 2015 00:37:09 -0700
Subject: Urgent: Coca-Cola Lottery ... YOU WON

1 Queen Caroline Street

Hammer Smith, London

W69HQ, United, Kingdom

Tel: +447087691619

Attention: Lottery Winner

The Board of Directors, Members of staff and the International Awareness Promotion Department of the Coca-Cola 128th Anniversary Company, wishes to congratulate you on your success as one of our Winner in this yearâ€™s Coca Cola International Sweepstake Program (CCISP).

We are delighted to inform you that you're a proud and legitimate winner of Â£1,000,000.00. GBP (One Million Great British Pounds Sterling's) from the Coca Cola Anniversary Award. You should count yourself extremely lucky for emerging as a winner of the Award Promotion. Your security is 100% Guaranteed as a file will be opened for you in our Office and your informationâ€™s will be securely stored in our Database to avoid double claiming of funds and impersonation.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.

Your email address was randomly selected along with nine others from a database of over 1,000,000.00 Email Addresses drawn from the WORLD-WIDE-WEB.

Your email address was found out lucky to have won Â£1,000,000.00. GBP with your Ticket Number: KJ-IHGD767, Serial Number: 08-HJ/996-68HJ Coca Cola ticket number was attached to each email address and your email address emerged and Reference Number: 789/00HG99776 emerged as the star ticket email.

Your winning prize has been verified and approved for payment by this Department

These Are Your Identification Numbers:

Ref Number: 789/00HG99776

Series Number: 08-HJ/996-68HJ

Ticket Number KJ-IHGD767

You are to fill and submit this form to the verification manager for verification & direction on how you can claim your winning fund.

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM

1. Your Full Name:

2. Your Full Address:

3. Your Age:

4. Your country:

5. Your Country of resident:

6. Your City:

7. Your Occupation:

8. Sex:

9. Marital Status:

10. Mobile Number:

11. Next Of Kin:

12. Scan copy of your identity:

DO CALL VERIFICATION MANAGER FOR PROCESSING AND CLAIMS

Verification Claims Manager: Mr. JAMES F. ENTWISTLE

E-mail: jamesfe088@hotmail.com

Tel: +447087691619

Thank you and accept my hearty congratulations once again

Respectfully Yours.

Mr. Frank Success

Coca Cola Anniversary Award

Verification Claims Manager

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