419 scam: "COCA"<barrjosepablo@gmail.com> Congratulations

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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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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!
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +34632552409 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- barristerjosepablo@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "COCA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barristerjosepablo@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 10:15:29 -0500
Subject: Congratulations

REF. NUMBER: NKZ014-MAD-15/ESP 09 - 11 - 2015
BATCH NUMBER: COCA-COLA-1074/2015

FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

ATTENTION: Beneficiary

FINAL AWARD NOTIFICATION
THE COCA-COLA FOUNDATION GRANTS AWARD INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM BOARD pleases to inform you of their final award notification on Sept. 10th, 2015. Due to mix up of names and addresses, all undelivered mails were released again for final notification on the Nov. 11th, 2015. Your name was selected to benefit for this year grant award promotion program.

Participants of this Promotion do not have to buy tickets to formally registered for the Program. This is to support and enhance business development through the sales of the Coca Cola Product's worldwide. 9,000,000 International names and Addresses of people patronizing Coca Cola products worldwide were selected through data obtained from International Phonebooks and Traveling Agencies and the selection was done through a random computer balloting system.

You have therefore been awarded a lump sum payout of €951,000.00 (NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-ONE THOUSAND EUROS), from a total cash prize of €10,461.000.00 (TEN MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY ONE THOUSAND EUROS) shared among Fifteen international beneficiary.

Your fund is now deposited with the Coca Cola foundation award paying bank and comprehensively insured in your name. We ask that you keep this award notification from public notice for security reasons until your money is processed and remitted to you.

To begin the process of getting your money, please contact the lawyer of IBERICA SEGURIDAD ESPANA S.L. Barrister Don Jose Pablo. on Tel Nº: +34 632 552 409 and Fax N º: +34-917 903 714, Email barristerjosepablo@gmail.com not later than the December 10th, 2015. After this date, all funds will be forfeited, while subsequent late entry claims attracts a late entry fee.

Congratulations once more from the Coca Cola Promotion Staffs and thank you for being a part of our International program. We wish you continuous good fortunes.

Yours faithfully,

Felicia Garcia Hernandez

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