419 scam: COCA COLA COMPANY <alejandro.aguilarm@uanl.mx> Coca Cola/FIFA World Cup

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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)
- ",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 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.
- +447014221669 (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.
- coke2colareward@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: COCA COLA COMPANY <alejandro.aguilarm@uanl.mx>
Reply-To: <coke2colareward@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 12:44:21 +0530
Subject: Coca Cola/FIFA World Cup

FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTION MANAGER,
®COCA COLA ONLINE LOTTERY,
PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
EDINBURGH, EH12 8LP,
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel: +44 701-422-1669
Fax: +44 751-1178-972

Dear Winner,

We acknowledge the receipt of your email. As a beneficiary to the United Kingdom 2014 Coca-Cola awards promo. You are hereby advised to keep this whole information confidential until you receive your cash Prize for security reasons and more so to avoid disqualifications. As this our 2014 Coca-Cola awards promo is being sponsored and strictly administered by the EU and World Bank for United Nation's Children's Funds (UNICEF) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) under the supervision of Coca-Cola company.

However, the UK 2014 Coca-Cola Award is no doubt, a momentous achievement in the chequered history of This Company. On behalf of the entire staff of this company, I wish to congratulate all non-Governmental Organizations who have in no little way contributed immensely towards the success of this draw as well as taking concrete steps towards its actualization. Based on the random selection exercise from the Coca-Cola Company, in the World purchase receipts and the Internet IP addresses, you were selected among the recipients to receive the sum of £1,000,000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds Only) as cash award from the (UNO) and the (EU) in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament. This promotion is part of the financial empowerment program of the Coca-Cola Company / United Nation Organisation (UNO) in its struggle to alleviate poverty Worldwide.

While basking in the euphoria of this achievement, I wish to seize this opportunity to acquaint you with guidelines as you must follow in order to complete your claims. On our part, we have a mandate to see you through. We will work assiduously to realize this mandate as we respect your views, opinions and most importantly protect your Privacy.

You are advised to reconfirm your information once again by completing this below Form and forward along with it, a scan copy of your valid identity proof to validate your winning File:

APPLICATION FOR FUND RELEASE [Coca-Cola Ticket No. 644-7365-B4405

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONNAIRE

1. Full Names
2. Full Home Address
3. Make sure you send this details to this Email (coke2colareward@gmail.com) for the release of your fund
4. Sex
5. Nationality
6. Age
7. Current City
8.Occupation
9. Mobile Number
10. Account Name
11. Account Numbers
12. Bank Name:
13.Winning E-mail Address
14.Winning Amount: 1,000, 000, 00 GBP

You are to keep all your winning information away from the general public especially your ticket number and ballot number. (This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained).
Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

Yours Faithfully,

DR. JOSEPH MOORE
For the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Coca-Cola Company

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