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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")
  • "fudiciary" (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 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.
  • +447031949372 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • agentrobertsmith@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: coca-colacompany9@comcast.net
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:07:49 +0000
Subject: PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD


THE COCA COLA COMPANY
PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD
DEPTCOCA COLA AVENUE

STANFORD BRIDGE LONDON SW1V 3DW UNITED KINGDOM
THE COCA COLA COMPANY OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded
annualfinal draws held by Coca-Cola in conjunction with theBritish
AmericanTobacco Worldwide Promotion,your email was among the 20 Lucky
winners who won a lump sum of OneMillion poundstwerling (£1,000,000.000)
each on THE COCA\'COLA COMPANY PROMOTIONS.

However your email was attached to ticket number (CC/7PWYZ2006) and
ballot number(CC/BT:12052006/20) The online draws was conducted by a
random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031
E-mail addresses ofindividuals 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
250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.

This Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed
by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).
This lottery and it is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize
the public.

In other to claim your prize winning which has been deposited to
customised Courier and Security Company who has been to deliver it to
your designated contact address.

Above all,you are required to fill out the Claims Verification form
below and send it to the Fiduciary Agent Of THE COCA COLA COMPANY for
verification and processing who is going to refer you on how to claims
your winning.

1.Name............................
2.Address.........................
3.Age...............................
4.Sex...............................
5.Occupation....................
6.Country Of Resident.......
7.Nationality......................
8.Tel/Fax...........................

Please you are adviced to complete the form and send it immediately to
ourFudiciary Agent through email or fax for Verification and Remittance of
your Winning To your designated Address.

PAST WINNERS IN COCA-COLA ONLINE PROMOTIONS!!!
You are therefore advised to contact our Fudiciary Agent for the
Verification And Remittance Of Your Winning with Your Information and
do remember to quote your Ticket Numbers And Ballot Numbers.

Fudiciary Agent Robert Smith
DEPT COCACOLA AVENUE
STANFORD BRIDGE LONDON SW1V 3DW UNITED KINGDOM
Email: agentrobertsmith@myway.com
Telephone: +44-7031949372

Best wishes:
mrs juliet marrow
(Processing Manager)

On Behalf of the staff And Members Of the COCA COLA COMPANIES
Congratulates and therefore advised you to keep your winning
information confidential and restrict from third Party to avoid double or
false claims of your winning.

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