419 scam: "COCA COLA PROMOTION"<samelec@samhospital.com> COCA COLA PRIZE AWARD

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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:
- ",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)
- "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 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.
- unoffices43@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "COCA COLA PROMOTION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unoffices43@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2018 21:50:01 -0700
Subject: COCA COLA PRIZE AWARD

THE COCA COLA COMPANY
PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD
STAMFORD BRIDGE LONDON.
E mail: unoffices43@gmail.com
Tel : +1 (915) 243 6422
The Coca-Cola Company
P.O. Box 1734
Atlanta, GA 30301, USA

THE COCA COLA COMPANY OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just

concluded annual final draws held on the (JULY, 2018 ) by Coca

Cola Award Promotion, your email was among the 20 Lucky winners

who won £ 1,000,000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pound

Sterling) each on THE COCA COLA COMPANY PROMOTION

However the results were released on this month of January,

2012 and your email was attached to ticket number (7PWYZ2006)

and ballot number (BT:12052006/20) 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.

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

British 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.

In other to claim your £ 1,000,000.00 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

COCA COLA COMPANY for verification and then your winning cheque

of £ 1,000,000.00 has already been written in your favour.

NAME:.....................................
SEX:........................................
AGE:……………………………….
MARITAL STATUS………………
ADDRESS:...............................
EMAIL:....................................
PHONE:...................................
OCCUPATION:.........................
COUNTRY:...............................
AMOUNT WON......................

Please you are advised to complete the form and send it

immediately to our Promotion manager through email or fax for

prompt collection of your fund from the designated bank.

(CONTACT PROMOTION MANAGER)
Name: Dr Scott Wood
E mail: unoffices43@gmail.com
Tel : +1 (915) 243 6422
The Coca-Cola Company
P.O. Box 1734
Atlanta, GA 30301, USA

You are to keep all lotto 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).
.

Accept my hearty congratulations once again!

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Wendy willians
Promotion Co-ordinator

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