419 scam: "ADAM WILLIAMS"<zhaopin_nj@zjamc.com> 2011 COCA-COLA END OF THE YEAR AWARD PROMO!

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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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "consignment " (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)
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
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.
- +447010029362 (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.
- to.departmenteuroprocessing@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ADAM WILLIAMS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <departmenteurpprocessing@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:38:42 +0530
Subject: 2011 COCA-COLA END OF THE YEAR AWARD PROMO!

ATTN: AWARD WINNER,
REGIONAL CLAIMS VERIFICATION OFFICE, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.

This is to acknowledge the receipt of your mail and to inform you that my duties include representing your interest and guiding you through claiming your winning cash prize. We want to clarify you here that after a good scrutiny of your winning number (AUI400/856/AS87) and ballot number is (BN: 6220/00657/AUZ-F). We are glad to inform you that once you are the rightful owner of this email address, you are one of the winners but in case you are not, please do not respond anymore. Your life is about to be changed, as you are one of the lucky Winners of the 2011 World Coca-cola Promo.
I am pleased to inform you that you have been officially cleared for payment by the verifications Department at the headquarters of the 2011 World Coca-cola Promo Awards Center here in United Kingdom. The original copy of your Winning Certificate, your Winning bank draft/check and two other documents (Money Laundering protection and Letter of Affidavit for Claims) from the British Government stating that the money was obtained legally through the 2011 World Coca-cola Promo will be sent to you via courier as soon as your award prize is transferred or Delivered to you via any of the options listed below.
Fill the form below:

Full Name:
Complete Home Address:
Phone number:
Present Country:
Age:
Sex:
Country:

Choose Your Claims Option:
A=OPTION 1 - COURIER DELIVERY
B=OPTION 2 - SPECIAL CASH PAYMENT
C=OPTION 3 - BANK TRANSFER

I wish to inform you that all authorities involved have certified payment of your Awards Claims amounting to 500,000,.00 GREAT BRITISH POUNDS.(FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS)), which is prize money from 2011 COCA-COLA END OF THE YAER Promo Awards , which was drawn through a ballot computer random system of all Internet users worldwide. Be informed that instruments of payment for the sum of ? ?500,000,.00 ( FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS ) to you is already in our possession and shall be processed upon meeting the requirements stated below. You can now begin the final step of the claims process, which is the transferring of your cash prize to you. With regards to this, there are three options open to you; you are required to select the more convenient of the three.

The options, together with their associated conditions are presented below:

Option 1: Courier of your winning draft to you via SPEED NET COURIER SERVICES, which is our assigned courier company. Please note that you can cash your bank draft from any bank anywhere in the world. The Courier Company would bring the documents to your postal/home address nominated by you and as written below (please you are allowed to correct or amend your contact information in your next mail):

You will be required to send your full residental address and together with your international passport, driver's license or ID card to me via email attachment as it will be used for a proper identification of you during delivery of your winning documents and bank draft to you by the SPEED NET COURIER INTERNATIONAL.

Option 2: Your prize money will be deliver to you as a diplomatic consignment to your door step.
Option 3: Your prize money will be wired to your bank account via an automated Direct Wire Transfer System operated by nominated Payment center. Hence you would be required to send in your Bank information, i.e. bank account number, swift/ban codes.

You should try and keep your winning informations confidential by ensuring that you do not discuss it with anybody until you have your cash prize with you so as to avoid impersonators from making claims to your cash prize as we have experienced severally in the past. You are hereby being warned and notified that coca-cola World Promo Center will not accept responsibility to any of such mistake from you. Be informed that our verification department will use the requested personal information for official Purposes. Once this is done, your Winning Certificate Will be prepared and sent to you.

You may also receive similar e-mails from people portraying to be other Organizations or award winning Promotion Lotto. This is solely to collect your personal information from you and lay claim over your notification letter that was sent to you, Kindly forward a copy to us and delete it from your mail box and give no further correspondence to them. THE Coca-cola Promotion Lotto will not be held responsible for any loss of fund arising from the above
I expect an email from you immediately making a selection from the three options above.

Good luck and Congratulations once again and have a nice day.

World Coca-cola Promo.
Promo/Awards Manager.
+44-70-100-29-362
NOTE:SEND YOUR FULL INFORMATION TO.departmenteuroprocessing@yahoo.co.uk

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