419 scam: OFFICE2009 <officedeptt02@btinternet.com> $900,000,00.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "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)
- "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- +447024036928 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- +2348035286195 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- rev_williamsdenis@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: OFFICE2009 <officedeptt02@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: rev_williamsdenis@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:47:30 -0800 (PST)
Subject: $900,000,00.

THE COCA COLA COMPANY
PROMOTION PRIZE AWARD
DEPT COCA COLA AVENUE
STAMFORD BRIDGE LONDON.
SW1V 3DW UNITED KINGDOM
TELE;+447024036928.
THE COCA COLA COMPANY OFFICIAL PROMOTION PRIZE AWARD($900,000) CONGRATS YOU MAIL WON!!!!!
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual Queen Elizabeth the II Coca Cola promotion final draws held on the(6TH NOVEMBER2009) by Coca-Cola in conjunction with the British American Tobacco Worldwide Promotion, your email was among the 20 Lucky winners who won $900,000.00 each on the THE COCA COLA COMPANY PROMOTION.
However the results were released on the (6TH NOVEMBER 2009) been yesterday and your email was attached to ticket number (4FKAW2009) and ballot number(BT28142009/22) 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.
In other to claim your $900,000( Nine Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only) prize winning,which has been deposited in a designated bank in Nigirea.

We will be honest to serve you, you are advise to contact the feduciary agent via e-mail to file for your money and direct you to the authorized paying bank there in west Africa .you are also advise to claim your prize money within the 14 working days so that there will be no miss conjuctions of claims.
However, you will have to fill the form below and send it to the Promotion manager of
THE COCA COLA COMPANY for verification. and you are advised to contact our region able agent in Nigirea.
Name: Rev,williams Denis.
E MAIL:rev_williamsdenis@hotmail.com
TELE:+2348035286195.
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,kindly send the following information to the agent.
NAME:...................................
AGE:......................................
SEX:.....................................
ADDRESS:..............................
EMAIL:...................................
PHONE:.................................
OCCUPATION:.........................
COMPANY:.............................
NATIONALITY:.........................
COUNTRY:.............................
WARNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do not tell people about your Prize Award until your money is successfully handed over to you to avoid disqualification that may arise from double claim.You may also receive similar e-mails from people portraying to be other Organizations or Yahoo Inc. This is solely to collect your personal information from you and lay claim over your winning. In event that you receive any e-mail similar to the notification letter that was sent to you, Kindly delete it from your mail box and give no further correspondence to such person or body.
Congratulations, once more from all members and staffs of this program.. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
TEAM.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Fatima Hassan,
(Zonal Coordinator)
SEND YOUR EMAIL TO:rev_williamsdenis@hotmail.com
**COCA COLA PROMOTION!!!* (Fudicial Claims Agent)

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