419 scam: coca-cola-shell-bp-fifa-award <fsffa-jfjfn122@att.net> ticket number (8PWYZ2010)

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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:

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:
- "you are advice 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.
- +447031742745 (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.
- agclaim2010@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- lamer phone phone: +44 703 174 2745 e mail: agclaim2010@gmail.com, agclaim@gmail.com (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: coca-cola-shell-bp-fifa-award <fsffa-jfjfn122@att.net>
Reply-To: mohadsule1@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 02:17:24 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ticket number (8PWYZ2010)

THE COCA COLA
COMPANY AND SHELL BP OFFICIAL PRIZE
NOTIFICATION ON FIFA 2010
AWARD

Dear
winner

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just
concluded annual final draws held on the (13th of May, 2010).This was done by Coca-Cola company
in conjunction with the shell BP and FIFA 2010 Promotion. The Coca- Cola
and shell BP are the Official FIFA 2010
sponsors in South Africa. Surprisingly, your email was among the
10 Lucky winners who won $ 1.000.000.00 each.

However the results were released on the 15th of
May, 2010 and your email was attached to ticket number (8PWYZ2010) and ballot
number (BT: 12052010/20) 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. Although, 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 African Union and European
union Gaming Boards 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 $1.000, 000.00 prize winning, which has been deposited in a
designated bank.

Finaly, you are required to fill the form below and send
it to the Promotion agent of THE PROMOTION DEPARTMENT for
verification and then you will be directed to the bank for the transfer
of $1.000.000.00 in cash into your account in your country.

NAME:.....................................


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WINNING
TICKET NO:.....................

BALLOT
NO:.....................

Please you are advice to complete the form and send it
immediately to our Promotion
manager through
email for prompt collection of your fund from the designated bank. Make
sure you claim very quickly and within the specified period of time and keep
your winning information confidential to avoid double claiming or fraud.

                               (CONTACT PROMOTION
MANAGER)

Name: Dr. Philip Lamer

   Phone

Phone: +44 703 174 2745

E MAIL: agclaim2010@gmail.com, agclaim@gmail.com

                                                      Sincerely,


Management


SHELL BP, FIFA AND

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