419 scam: "Aaron Bishop"<employmentdepartment@coca-cola.com> THE COCA-COLA COMPANY JOB OFFER ( 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:

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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a company representative scam. This type of job offer scam involves the cashing of fake checks and money orders. It could expose you to losses of tens of thousands of dollars as well as to the risk of criminal prosecution and (in some cases) imprisonment.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "Aaron Bishop" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <aaronbishop1960@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2019 15:40:05 -0800
Subject: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY JOB OFFER ( CONGRATULATIONS! )

Dear Sir/Ma

This is to inform you that after critical and proper review of your new contact email address,
we are please to inform you that you have met the requirements needed for the post of Payment Officer / Book Keeper with The Coca - Cola Company.

Furthermore, Your duties as the Payment Officer / Book Keeper is to collect payments from our numerous customers within your region,process the payments, deduct 20% of the amount issued to you as your personal bonus and you transfer the rest of the funds to our main account officer whose information will be provided to you in due time.

This Job position is Temporary and does not require a specific work time frame.
All payments will be mailed directly to you via your mailing/contact address.
This position became necessary when lots of payments is being received from various customers from different regions / states within the United States and Canada per day and it became very tedious to process and sort, as a result of this, the search for representatives to sort / process payments on behalf of the company became highly necessary.

Your tasks are:...............................

1.Receive payment from Customers.
2.Cash Payments at your Bank.
3.Deduct 20% which will be your commission/pay on each
Payment processed
4. Forward balance after deduction of commission/pay to any of the offices you will be contacted to
send payment through (Western Union Money Transfer). Bank Transfer And another means of transfer Our
payments will be issued out in your name and you can have them cashed at your bank or other Cashing
Services. Deduct your commission and froward the balance to the company .

If you are interested in this Job offer, Please do forward the following information written in (BOLD)
letter as soon as possible:..........

Full Name:.............................
Full Contact/Mailing Address(NO P.O.BOX)..........
Phone Number:.............................
CITY: ..............
STATE:..................
ZIP CODE:................
Age / Date of Birth:.....................
Sex:.......................................
Driving License Numbers:.................................
Present Job (If Any):................
Marital Status:.................................
Email Address:..............................

Thank you very much and we anticipate your working with The Coca - Cola Company.
You can also visit our website @
http://www.coca-colacompany.com/

For further information call our admin office
Mr James Best
(+1 708-232-3594)

Sincerely,
The Admin
Mr Aaron Bishop

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