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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • overseasclaimsagent@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "COCA COLA" <olineverification12@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 03:42:08 +0100
Subject: FROM COCA COLA NATIONAL LOTTERY!!!

                                     

 

THE COCA COLA NATIONAL LOTTERY
PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD
DEPTCOCA COLA AVENUE
STAMFORD BRIDGE LONDON.
SW1V 3DW UNITED KINGDOM

                 

THE NATIONAL LOTTERY AFFILIATE TO THE COCA COLA
COMPANY OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
finaldraws held on the (30 September, 2006)  by Coca-Cola in
conjunction with the chevron texaco Worldwide Promotion,  your email  was among
the 15 Lucky winners who won &pound;250,000 each on the THE COCA-COLA
COMPANY PROMOTION.Your email was attached to ticket number
(56475600545188) andSerial Numbers (5368/02)

The online 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.

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over
1,000,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.

This Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed
by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This
lottery is the 4rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.

However, you will have to fill the verification form below and send it
to the Promotion manager of THE COCA COLA COMPANY for verification and
then you will be instructed on how to claim your prize.

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM
1. FULL NAMES:
2. ADDRESS:
3. SEX:
4. AGE:
5. MARITAL STATUS:
6. OCCUPATION:
7. E-MAIL ADDRESS:
8. TELEPHONE NUMBER:
9. TICKET NUMBER:
10.SERIAL NUMBER:
11.AMOUNT WON:
12.STATE:
13.COUNTRY
14.NEXT OF KIN:

Please you are adviced to complete the form and send it  immediately to
our Promotion manager through email or fax for prompt collection of
your prize.
To file for your claim,
please contact our fiduciary agent:
Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary

MR. George E. Henderson
PHONE:+44 -701-113- 7012
EMAIL: overseasclaimsagent@yahoo.co.uk

 

You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public
especially your ticket number and ballot number.(This is important as a
case of double claims will not be entertained).

*Staff of Coca-Cola and the chevron texaco Company are not to partake
in this Lottery.

Accept my heartly congratulations once again!

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Sandra Jackson (Online Co-ordinator)

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