419 scam: "COCA COLA COMPANY PROMO." <events@mailbag.com> CONGRATULATION FROM YOUR FAVORITE DRINK 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:
- "hundred thousand great british pounds" (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)
- "coketime@live.co.uk" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "coketime@live.co.uk" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "coketime@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.
- +447010058434 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "COCA COLA COMPANY PROMO." <events@mailbag.com>
Reply-To: coketime@live.co.uk
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:06:31 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION FROM YOUR FAVORITE DRINK COCA-COLA

The Coca-Cola Company
P.O. Box 1734
Atlanta, GA 30301 USA
Telephone: +447010058434
coketime@live.co.uk

This is to inform you that your E-mail have won a prize money of
£500,000.00 GBP (Five Hundred thousand GREAT BRITISH POUNDS) for this Year
Coca-Cola Lottery promotion held in United Kingdom as organized by
Coca-Cola company in conjunction with Chevron Texaco Oil and Gas Company,
“Your Email Address were selected through a computer ballot system draw
with out the winner applying for.Over 454,980,476 email from Canada,
Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic
were selected as part of our international promotions program which is
conducted annually, we have only selected 450 people as our winners,
through electronic ballot System without the winner applying.

You are advised to complete the below form and send with the fund release
Application Letter to the event manager department for Payment by this
e-mail:, coketime@live.co.uk to enable them start the process and release
your winning fund to you.

COMPLETE THE BELOW F AORMND SEND TO coketime@live.co.uk
FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
AGE:
SEX:
NATIONALITY:
HOME TELEPHONE #:
MOBILE TELEPHONE #:
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
MARITAL STATUS:
OCCUPATION:

PAYMENT OPTION.

PREFERRED MODE OF PAYMENT.

1. BANK TELEGRAPHIC WIRE TRANSFER.
2. DIPLOMATIC SYSTEM OF PAYMENT.

STATE YOUR SELECTED MODE HERE:..................
SWIFF CODE NO:................................................
ACCOUNT HOLDER NAME:....................................
ACCOUNT NO:.....................................................
MOBILE TELEPHONE..........................................

FOR OPTION 2. (DIPLOMATIC SYSTEM OF PAYMENT) PROVIDE YOUR FULL
HOME/OFFICE ADDRESS BELOW.

RECEIVER NAME::................................................
ADDRESS:............................................................
POSTAL CODE:.....................................................
CITY:..............................................................
STATE/PROVINCE:.................................................
COUNTRY:..........................................................
MOBILE TELEPHONE..........................................

NOTE: The following Reference Numbers has been assigned to you and you are
required to quote it in every mail that you send to us: (NWBK-TEMP/ACC
09IMD1522) We are still processing your certificate of award and it shall
be sent to you when we are done.

KIND REGARDS,
DR.MARTIN EVANS
+447010058434
(PRIZE ADMINISTRATOR)

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