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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.

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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • cocacolalotto@netscape.net
  • ienquiry@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "Stela Terry" <cocacolalotto@netscape.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 03:22:15 +0100
Subject: COCA COLA Games/Lottery !!!






WINNERS ONLY:
C\ Don Jaime
50.003 Zaragoza
WORLD WIDE
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/02/SHYN
Batch: 12/25/0034
13TH FEB 2006

Dear Lucky Winner,

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY SEASONAL PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION.

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
final draws of Coca-Cola Manchester Zone A3, UK Annual Promo.

The online Coca-Cola Manchester Zone A3, UK Annual Promo draws was
conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of
29,031 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an
advanced automated random computer search from the internet. However, no
tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket
numbers for representation and privacy.

After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of
twelve winners in the fourth category for the second prize with the
following data:

Ref Number: EAASL/941OYI/02/SHYN
Batch Number: 12/25/0035
Ticket Number: 025-11464992-750

You as well as the other winners are therefore to receive a cash prize of
€450,000 (FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EURO) each from the total payout.

Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be
transferred to you upon meeting the requirements, statutory obligations,
verifications, validations and satisfactory report.

To begin the claims processing of your prize winnings you are advised to
contact our licensed and accredited claims agent/security company
for SECOND category winners with the information below: You are also
advised to give the following in formations to the claim's agent via email

1. Full name and address:
2. Country:
3. Tel and fax number:
4. Occupation:
5. Your Reference and Batch number at the top of this mail:

Mr. Maxwell Austin,
COCA COLA PROMO CLAIMS AGENT
Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release Order Dept.
Atlantico Sistemas de Inform‹¥ico
Email: cocacolalotto@netscape.net

NOTE: All winnings must be claimed within twenty(20) days from today. After
this date all unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake.
Remember to quote your reference information in all correspondence with
your claims agent.
You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public
especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a case
of double claims will not be entertained).
Members of the affiliate agencies are automatically not allowed to
participate in this program.

Please be warned!!! Fraudulent emails are circulating that appears to be
using National Lottery addresses, but are not from The National Lottery.

PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO:ienquiry@netscape.net

Thank you and congratulations!!!

Yours faithfully,
Stela Terry .
COCA COLA Games/Lottery Coordinator.



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