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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. Walter Cortés." (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 07:48:05 +0200
Subject: Congratulation from Coca Cola Online You email Won $1.5 Million!!

The Coca-Cola Company Refreshments
Corporate Campus Office
Coca-cola Lottery Co-ordinator.
Address: 26777 Halsted Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331, USA
Phone:+ 1-404-676-6792


Coca-cola Lottery Co-ordinator

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Coca-Cola
Online season Winners International programs held on the 3rd
of December,2016. Your E-mail address attached to ticket
#:538-6064-31, with prize #:52-418-042, drew $1,500,000.00
which was in the 2nd category of the draws. You are to
receive $1,500,000.00 (One Million,Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars).This program is in conjunction with
Australian, Canada South America ,British and European Governments
and the Coca-Cola bottling company International.

Because of mix up in cash pay-outs, we ask that you keep
your winning information confidential until your winning
prize ($1,500,000.00) is fully remitted to you by our
accredited pay-point bank. You are advised to adhere to this
instruction so as to forestall the abuse of this program by
other participants.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR CASH PRIZE TO YOU, CONTACT OUR
PAYING BANK ADDRESS WRITTEN BELOW.

Send them the following information:

(1) Your Name:
(2) Contact Telephone:
(3) Contact Address:
(4) Quote amount won:
(5) Ticket Number:
(6) Notification Date:

PAYING BANK CONTACT.


Name Bank: Investec Bank
General enquires
10 East, 53rd Street, 22nd Floor New York,
NY 10022 United States of America
Telephone: +1 512-812-7303
Fax: +1 646 557 4953
Contact Person: Mr David Hodnett
Email: enquiries@investbks.com

Congratulation once again from the Coca Cola Online Award
Department.

Note: DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. CONTACT THE PAYING BANK
DIRECTLY FOR YOUR CLAIMS YOUR WINNINGS, IT'S OUR
RESPONSIBILITY.


Yours in service,

Mr. Walter Cortés.
Coca-cola Lottery Co-ordinator.




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