419 scam: "Pepsi Online Promotion"<info@mail.com> Congratulations!!

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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:
- ",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)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "courier service" (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 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.
- edwardgarrick2@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Pepsi Online Promotion" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <edwardgarrick2@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2012 18:49:51 -0400
Subject: Congratulations!!

PEPSI BOTTLING COMPANY.
#14 Cruze Row London,
DX LDE 17 WC1R 4BU
United Kingdom.
Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IZP
Winning number:PL/09788/60

Congratulations winner.

The Board of Directors and the International Promotion Department of Pepsi
Bottling Company in conjunction with the Euromilliones Intl. wish to gladly
inform you that your email has won a prize money of One Million Great
Britain Pound Sterlings(£1,000,000.00) on our Online Monthly
NCSP(NEWYEAR CRISIS SOLUTION PROMO) programme.

This is a program aimed to encourage you to petronize our products and also
help families with the current Global crisis allover(Europe,American,Asia
and Africa), hence no ticket sold.

To claim your winning prize you are to send the following information
about your self to the claims processing manager for verification &
direction.Do contact the processing manager with the below contact
information;
***************************************************************
Name:Mr. Edward Garrick
E-mail: edwardgarrick2@yahoo.co.jp
Claims Processing Manager, Payment and Release order Department,
***************************************************************
1.FULL NAMES:
2.CONTACT ADDRESS:
3.AGE:
4.TELEPHONE NUMBER:
5.SEX:
6.OCCUPATION:
7.NATIONALITY:
8.COUNTRY:
9.INDICATE PREFERRED MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION:
(A).Through bank transfer?
(B).Through diplomatic courier service?
10.HOW DO YOU FEEL AS PEPSI LUCKY WINNER:
11.I____________________________ hereby declare that the above information
is true and binding on me.If at any time it is discovered that I have
given false information, I will forfeit my rights to my winnings.Be
further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until
the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent
claims.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming
and unwarranted abuse of this programme.

Congratulations once again!.

Ms. Lucy Ann Jones
Pepsi Online Co-ordinator

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