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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: Promotions Manager <fedgfrdwff789@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Promotions Manager <olympicofficialoffice2015@brazilmail.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2017 11:59:56 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Payment Confirmation





HEAD OFFICE LONDON UK:
The Desk of the Promotions Manager
International Promotions Coca-Cola
124 Stockport Road, Long sight,
Manchester M60 2DB – United Kingdom.
(REF: GML-S343-KKT-8811 & BAT: 56T-DTH78 ZA99)

The Coca Cola Company Plc Official Yearly Prize Award Winners

Dear Guaranteed Award Winner,

This is to inform you that you have won the total sum of USD 1,900 .000.00 (One Million, Nine Hundred Dollars) for this last quarter 2016 International E-mail Draw which was organized and Sponsored by the Coca-Cola Company Promotions Department (CCPD).
Your email address is among the winners in a random World Wide Web computerized draw system, extracted from over a million companies and individual email address of the people that are active online. Six people are selected yearly to benefit from this award and you are one of the Selected Winners. MOTO: Enhancing people and community.

Prize award must be claimed not later than 90 days from the date of Draw Notification. Any Prize not claimed within this period will be confiscated or withdrawn and transferred to charity organizations. You are advised to keep winning numbers confidential to avoid double claim which can lead to cancellation. Kindly contact your agent with the required details and also comply with his directives so as to facilitate a smooth claim and transfer of your winning prize.

Claim Agent: Mr. Greg Smith (South African Branch)
Contact Email: olympicofficialoffice2015@brazilmail.com
Direct Tell: +27 7319313649
Fill The Form Below:
1. Full Names:……………
2. Cell Number: ………
3. Occupation:……………
4. Sex:................................
5. Age:……………………
6. Country:……………….
7. Marital Status:………….
8. Company If any …………

©"COPYRIGHT 2013 COCA-COLA ONLINE PROMOTION ALL RIGHT RESERVED
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NOTE: This message is confidential and intended for the named addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by E-Mail return and then delete this message from your system. You should not copy or use it or disclose its contents to any other person. If any part of this message is illegible or if you suspect that the message may have been intercepted or amended, please contact the sender. We cannot accept any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of this message without further investigation.

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