419 scam: "COCA COLA UK AWARD LOTTERY"<el@erikalin.com> YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS WON ONE MILLION POUNDS

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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:

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)
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
- "cocacoladepts@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +447723818924

Fraud email example:

From: "COCA COLA UK AWARD LOTTERY"<el@erikalin.com>
Reply-To: cocacoladepts@outlook.com
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2019 00:25:41 +0800
Subject: YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS WON ONE MILLION POUNDS

COCA COLA'S UK LOTTERY RESULTS 2019/2020
Coca Cola International Lottery Office,
London SW1AHQ, United Kingdom.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

This is to inform you that Coca Cola has picked you as one of the 7 lucky winners of the ongoing Coca Cola lottery Award of the Year Held this month. All 7 winning email addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 800,000,000 international emails each from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually, consequently, you have been approved for a total pay out of
( GBP 1,000.000.00) ONE MILLION GREAT BRITISH POUNDS

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. Furthermore your details (email) falls within our Branch office here in United Kingdom, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of(GBP ONE MILLION ). will be released to you from this main branch office of Coca Cola in the United Kingdom. We wish to inform you that your fund has been approved and insured in your name as well as ready for delivery.

These are your winning identification numbers.

Ticket number.....................679-568-9228

Serial number.......................37016

Lucky number...................56-34-13-00

Ref number...................MSCB4900

To begin your lottery claims, Please contact our Coca Cola UK Award Lottery Co-ordinator as follows,

Name: Jovana Minnis
E-mail Contact: cocacoladepts@outlook.com
Tel: +44 7723 818924

You are to fill the form below with your valid details and send to our email address given above so that you will be advise on to receive your prize money. Congratulations once more!!

1. Full Name:...................
2. Country Of Origin:............
3. Present Address:..............
4. Date Of Birth:.................
5. Occupations;......................
6.Telephone No:................
7. Sex:...........................
8. Ticket and Lucky No:.......

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences with us, Furthermore, should there be any change of address, please do inform our Co-coordinator as soon as possible.

We wish you good tidingss this seasons.

Yours Sincerely.
Dr. Jovana Minnis

Head of Publications Department, Coca Cola UK Award Lottery.
Copyright! 2019-2020 The Coca Cola Company United Kingdom.

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