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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.

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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:
  • ",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 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.
  • +447045713441 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: COCACOLA COMPANY OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION <lovela@uindy.edu>
Reply-To: COCACOLA COMPANY OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION <jwoodward82821@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 08:23:07 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: COCACOLA COMPANY OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION


YOU HAVE WON STAMFORD BRIDGE LONDON UNIT KINGDOM.THE COCACOLA COMPANY OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws held on the (10TH APRIL 2008) by Coca-Cola in conjunction with the British American Tobacco Worldwide promotion, your email was among the 10 Lucky winners who won 2,000,000.00 British Pounds each on THE COCA'COLA COMPANY PROMOTION However the results were released on the (12th June 2008) and your email was attached to the following number: Ticket Number (7PWYZ2008) Ballot Number (BT: 05052008/05) Identification Order Number Cola/459/JUNE2008.

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 election 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 is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public. in other to claim your (2,000,000.00 British Pounds) Prize winning, which has been deposited in a designated bank? However, you will have to fill the form below and send it to the Promotion manager of THE COCA'COLA COMPANY for verification and then you will be directed to the bank where a check of 2,000,000.00 has already been deposited in your favor.

NAME:……………………………………………

AGE:......................................................

SEX:.......................................................

ADDRESS:.............................................

EMAIL :................................................

PHONE:................................................

OCCUPATION:....................................

COMPANY:..........................................

COUNTRY:..........................................


Please you are advised to complete the form and send it immediately to our promotion manager through email or fax for prompt collection of your fund from the designated bank.

(CONTACT PROMOTION MANAGER)
NAME: DR,DENNIS MILLIER.
MANAGER BROKERAGE SERVICE
Atlas Credit Group
Eagle Tower, Montpellier Drive,
Cheltenham GL50 1TA, England
United Kingdom
Tel: + 447-045-713-441
Email: ac.group@live.com

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 British American Tobacco Company are not to partake in this Lottery.

CONGRATULATION ONCE MORE !!!!!!!!!!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.
Yours faithfully,
JONATHAN WOODWARD

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