419 scam: NEW YEAR COCACOLA LOTTERY INC 2013 PROMO <miketoast4real@yahoo.com> Dear Guaranteed Lucky Winner

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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:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",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)
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.
- rev.andrew_belt@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: NEW YEAR COCACOLA LOTTERY INC 2013 PROMO <miketoast4real@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: rev.andrew_belt@sify.com
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:10:39 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Dear Guaranteed Lucky Winner

Â

Coca-Cola Great Britain
1 Queen Caroline Street,

Hammersmith

London

W6 9HQ

United Kingdom.

THE COCA COLA COMPANY PLC OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION.

Date: 08/01/2013

Dear Guaranteed Lucky Winner,

This award is legitimate from
Coca Cola Company England; (2013 promotion Award); Your Email was
luckily drawn by a computer balloting system as one of our winners in
our Online lottery bonanza from the prestigious COCA COLA ONLINE
PROMOTION. Thus, making you the winner of the sum ofÂ â‚¤1,000,000.00GBP (One Million Great British Pound Sterling).

This is to let you know that
this online world e-mail draws was conducted from an exclusive list of
25,000 company e-mail addresses, 30,000,000 individual e-mail addresses
from over 40 networks and corporate bodies picked by an advanced
automated random computer selection from the web.

Please complete the form
below with correct information and send the form to the Coca Cola
Company Plc, so that they will have a precise and comprehensive record
of you as a winner and also provide you on how you will receive your
winning amount.

To proceed with your claims,
you would be required to fill the Verification Form below completely and
send it to the Coca Cola Company Plc immediately through email:

Rev. Robert Patrick

Coca-Cola Company Lottery Award Department,

E-mail: rev.andrew_belt@sify.com

Fill Out This Form

1. Full Names:

2. Your Full Address:Â Â Â

3. Your Age:

4. Your country:

5.Â Your Country of resident:Â

6.Â Your City:

7. Your Occupation:

Â 8. Sex:

Â 9. Status:

10.Winning Email
Address:

11. YourÂ Mobile Number:

DECLARATION:

I_____________________HEREBY

DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE DATA ARE TRUE. THAT MY CLAIMS AGENT SHALL ACT AS A
FACILITATOR IN THE TRANSFER OF THE TOTAL FUND TO ME.

DATE:
(YOUR FULL NAMES)
Â
Congratulations once again from the entire
staff of theÂ COCA COLA PROMO TEAM ENGLAND.

Sir.Â MuhtarÂ Kent

ChairmanÂ ofÂ theÂ BoardÂ andÂ ChiefÂ ExecutiveÂ Officer

TheÂ Coca-ColaÂ CompanyÂ PlcÂ UnitedÂ Kingdom.

Â

Â

Â

AcceptÂ myÂ heartyÂ congratulationsÂ onceÂ again!Â

Â YoursÂ faithfully,Â Sir.Â MuhtarÂ Kent.

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