419 scam: "The Coca Cola Company Plc Official Yearly Prize Award"<cocacolaprizedp@126.com> The Coca Cola Company Plc Official Yearly Prize Award

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- cocayearlyaward@126.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "The Coca Cola Company Plc Official Yearly Prize Award" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cocayearlyaward@126.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 13:28:58 +0800
Subject: The Coca Cola Company Plc Official Yearly Prize Award

HEAD OFFICE BEIJING CHINA:

>From The Desk of the Promotions Manager

International Promotions Coca-Cola

ADDRESS: Room 999, Ritan Office Bldg. A15 Guanghua Road Beijing China 100020 COCA COLA,,,

(REF: GML-S343-KKT-8811 and BAT: 56T-DTH78 ZA99)

Web Site: www.mycokerewards.com

The Coca Cola Company Plc Official Yearly Prize Award Winners Notification.

Dear Guaranteed Award Winner,

This is to inform you that you have won the total sum of $1,000.000.00 (One Million,) for this first quarter 2013 International E-mail Draw which was organized and Sponsored by the Coca-Cola Company Promotions Department (CCPD).

Your email address is among the winners in a random World Wide Web computerized draw system, extracted from over a million companies and individual email address of the people that are active online. Four people are selected yearly to benefit from this award and you are one of the Selected Winners.

Prize Award must be claimed no later than 28days, from the date of Draw Notification. Any Prize not claimed within this period will be confiscate and transfer to charity organizations. Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre.

Please you are advised to fill the form below and send it immediately to the claim manager for verification through our email below for prompt collection of your winning fund.

Claim manager Name: Mr. Andy Lau.

E-mail: cocayearlyaward@126.com

Fill The Form Below:

1. Full Names:

2. Residential Address:

3. Mobile Number:

4. Occupation:

5. Sex:

6. Age:

7. Country:

8. City:

9. Marital Status:

10. E-mail:

Dr. Peter Chen

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer The Coca-Cola Company Plc China.

Accept my hearty congratulations once again! Yours faithfully, Mr. Muhtar Kent.

Note: we shall pay your claims through Bank or through ATM system Delivery, please contact our helpdesk urgently by email for confirmation. Please quote your winning ballot number and ticket number for security reason.

Mrs. Theresa De Katz

Management

?"COPYRIGHT 2013 COCA-COLA ONLINE PROMOTION ALL RIGHT RESERVED

"* * * * * * D I S C L A I M E R * *

NOTE: This message is confidential and intended for the named addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by E-Mail return and then delete this message from your system. You should not copy or use it or disclose its contents to any other person. If any part of this message is illegible or if you suspect that the message may have been intercepted or amended, please contact the sender. We cannot accept any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of this message without further investigation.

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