419 scam: ' CONGRATULATIONS LLUCKY 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:

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.
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.
- +447010067869 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: '
Reply-To: <koke_claims@outlook.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2015 02:11:43 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS LLUCKY WINNER.

COCA COLA PROMO 2015 AWARD!!! Coca Cola Head Office, Stamford, Middle Sex, =
PE9 2YP, London United Kingdom. CONTACT NUMBER: +447010067869,+448712348915=
. CONGRATULATIONS your Email address was selected on the Coca Cola Online L=
ucky Draw 2015 as one of the Beneficiaries who won =A3500,000 00 POUNDS in =
this years Coca Cola Company promotions. The online world Email draw was co=
nducted from an exclusive list of 7000, 000 Email address of individuals an=
d corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer selectio=
n from the web. No tickets were sold. After this automated computer ballot,=
Your Email emerged as one of the five winners in category "B" of the event=
.Approve Payment officer Mr Martt Williams (The entire members of Coca-Cola=
company we congratulat you Once again.) These are your Winning Identificat=
ion number: Ticket Number: 011425896/2014 Serial Number: 3872/506 Lucky Num=
bers: 7/4/88/28/01/40 PLEASE KINDLY FILL AND COMPLETE THE FORM BELOW, FOR Y=
OUR WINNING CLAIMS. 1. Full Name=85........................................=
................... 2. Full Home Address...................................=
.............. 3. Current City.............................................=
............... 4. Nationality.............................................=
................ 5. Mobile Number:.........................................=
............ 6. Sex........................................................=
.................. 7. Age .................................................=
....................... 8. Occupation......................................=
....................... 9. Marital Status..................................=
....................... 10. Account Name...................................=
...................... 12. Account Number:.................................=
..................... 13. Bank Name........................................=
........................ For confirmation and processing of your winning Pr=
ice and documents, please ensure you fill all your winning details. The Eve=
nt Management Institude Claims Manager, Mr Matt Williams. HELP LINE: +44870=
10067869,+448712348915.

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