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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Coca Cola" <mails@handicraftghar.com>
Reply-To: pcsalem@pcsalem.com
Date: 12 Feb 2018 16:12:16 -0800
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?WW91ciBDb2NhLUNvbGEgbG90dG8gV2lubmluZyBTdHJlYWsgUHJpemUg4oKsMjUsNjAwLjAwMCBFUg==?=

Coca-Cola-European Partners

Netherlands. Watermanweg
30. Rotterdam,
3067 GC Netherlands
https://www.ccep.com


We wish to congratulate you over your mobile success in our
online Coca-Cola-European Partners and world wild Coca-cola
mobile lottery promotion Draw. The 2018 Tenth lottery annual
promo held here in north-western Europe, Amsterdam Netherlands.

This is a millennium scientific computer game in which mobile
numbers were selected online and used. It is a promotional
program aimed at encouraging Coca-Cola Customers World-Wild.
Therefore you do not need to buy any ticket to enter it.
You have been approve to claim the sum of €25,600.000 ER (Twenty
Five Million, Six Hundred Thousand Euros) from online Coca-cola
mobile lottery promotion. To claim your winning prize you are to
provide the following information as soon as possible for
immediate release of your winning prize with the below stated
information.

1.) Full name:
2.) Age:
3.) Sex:
4.) Address:
5.) Winning mobile number:
6.) State/province:
7.) Country:
8.) Phone:
9.) Occupation/position:

Please kindly furnish us with the following information for
processing of you prize.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Sol Daurella Comadrán

Chairman of the Board Coca-Cola-European Partners

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