419 scam: "COCA'COLA REFRESHMENT COMPANY, U.K." <henry@friedlandergrouppr.com> CONGRATULATION !!! CONFIRM YOUR AWARD FROM COCA COLA !!!

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "cocacola.claimsdept@live.co.uk" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +447014212503 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "COCA'COLA REFRESHMENT COMPANY, U.K." <henry@friedlandergrouppr.com>
Reply-To: cocacola.claimsdept@live.co.uk
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2011 08:20:05 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION !!! CONFIRM YOUR AWARD FROM COCA COLA !!!

COCA'COLA COMPANY
PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD
DEPTCOCA'COLA AVENUE
STAMFORD BRIDGE LONDON .
SW1V 3DW UNITED KINGDOM

Dear Sir/Madam,
This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of seven hundred and fifty thousand Great Britain Pounds Sterling [ï¿¡750,000]. This is in line with the Coca-Cola international (E.S.S) promotion. your email was among the 10 Lucky winners who won ï¿¡750,000.00.

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system (E.S.S) from a database of over 1,250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.

This promotion was sponsored by the Coca-Cola Company,and Licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (I.A.G.R). This promotion is the first of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public on the consumption of the Coca-Cola products world-wide.

To begin the processing of your prize and to find out more about this promotion, you are to contact our claims/ verification department stated below:

Contact Person: Dr.John MORISON
Phone: Call us now :{+447014212503}
Email:(cocacola.claimsdept@live.co.uk)

When you contact the department, please provide them with your secret ballot Number (BT:2052008/20)and your number ticket Number(7PWYZ2008) You are also advised to provide them with the under listed information as soon as possible:

1. Name in full
2. Address
3. Nationality
4. Age
5. Occupation
6. Phone/Fax

If you do not contact the claims department within 21 working days of this notification, your winning would be revoked. Winners are advised to keep their winning details/information from the public to avoid fraudulent claim (IMPORTANT) pending the transfer/claim by Winner.

Accept my hearty congratulations!
Regards
STELLA JONES. (Sender).

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