419 scam: "Michael L. Brown"<c_ocacola1@post.com> CONGRATULATION!!!

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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.
The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "22 garden close, stamford" (address often used in fake lottery scams)
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 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.
- c_ocacola1@post.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Michael L. Brown" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 16:57:27 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!!

THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS
PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OF
THE COCA COLA U/K LOTTERY
22 Garden Close, Stamford, Lincs PE9 2YP,
London, United Kingdom.
TELL: +1 (914) 200-7422
Reference Number: U/K LOTTERY T /2551256003/23
Customer care Line: +1 (914) 200-7422
CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!!
Dear Lucky Winner,

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of ONE MILLION GREAT BRITISH POUNDS (£1,000,000.00) & SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 phone (WITH 16GB) for the Ending of the year 2017 Prize promotion which was organized by COCA COLA International Lottery Award programs held in United States .In conjunction with the British Tobacco Worldwide Promotion “Your Email Address" were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from Nine hundred thousand email from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually, we have only selected 25 people as our winners, through electronic ballot System without the winner applying.
You are therefore requested to contact immediately out Claims Department below, quoting your Lucky number: /4/88/28/01/40

Lucky Number:7/4/88/28/01/40 Ticket
Number: 011425896/2016 Serial Number:C3872/506

Mr.MarcoGibson.
Event Manager
U/K Company United Kingdom.
Email: c_ocacola1@post.com
Tell: +1 (914) 200-7422

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM
Fill out This Form
APPLICATION FOR FUND RELEASE
[Lucky number: 7/4/88/28/01/40

1. Full Name: ………
2. Residential Address:
3. Mobil Number:
4 Sex…………
5.Winning Email Id: …… ……………………….
6. Occupation: …………
7. Age:
8. State: ………………………………………….
9.Lucky Number:…7/4/88/28/01/40……………

…………….
10. Make sure you send this details to this Email: c_ocacola1@post.com
for the release of your fund
10. YOUR COUNTRY ………
REPLY ONLY TO THIS EMAIL ID: c_ocacola1@post.com
Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
Yours Faithful Dr. Agnes Palmer
COCA COLA Promotion Director.

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