419 scam: Coca Cola Tobacco Company <COCA@colaline.com> Coca Cola/Tobacco Company Official Prize Notification

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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.
- +27749052024 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Coca Cola Tobacco Company <COCA@colaline.com>
Reply-To: Coca Cola Tobacco Company <mr.andmokena30@starmail.co.za>
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2017 09:33:18 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Coca Cola/Tobacco Company Official Prize Notification

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â THE COCA COLA /TOBACCO COMPANY OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION
Â We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws held on the (26th Oct 2017) by Coca-Cola inÂ Â Â Â conjunction with the British America Tobacco South Africa, your email was among the 20 Lucky winners who won Â£50,000.00 each.
Â THE COCA COLA/TOBACCO COMPANY PROMOTION
Â However the results were released on the 6th Nov, 2017 and your email was attached to ticket number (7PWYZ2017) and ballot number (BT: 12052017/20) The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of (29,031) E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy.

Â The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world This Lottery is approved by the South African Gaming Board and also Licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.
Â In Order to claim your Â£50,000.00 prize winning, which has been deposited in a designated bank? However, you will have to fill the form below and send it to the Promotion manager of THE BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY for verification. Then we will issue you a cheque of Â£50,000.00 in cash and send it to your address in your country.
NAME:â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦
AGE:........................................
SEX:........................................Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ADDRESS:...............................
EMAIL:....................................Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â PHONE:...................................
OCCUPATION:.........................Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â COUNTRY:...............................
Â Please you are advice to complete the form and send it immediately to our Promotion manager through email for prompt collection of your fund from the designated bank.
(CONTACT PROMOTION MANAGER)
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Name:MR.JOAN ANDREW
Phone: +27-74-905-2024

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