419 scam: " Mr. HOBERT WINCHESTER-NORAY." <hobwin2008@gmail.com> 2020 COCA-COLA COMPANY PROMOTION LOTTERY AWARD PRICE

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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:
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- +2349035239651 (Nigeria, 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.
- office_payment@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: " Mr. HOBERT WINCHESTER-NORAY." <hobwin2008@gmail.com>
Reply-To: office_payment@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 03:35:39 -1200
Subject: 2020 COCA-COLA COMPANY PROMOTION LOTTERY AWARD PRICE

THE COCA COLA COMPANY
PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD
DEPT Coca-Cola Bottling Co 800
Connecticut Ave NW Ste 711,
Wuse zone 2 Abuja Nigeria Office

2020 COCA-COLA COMPANY PROMOTION LOTTERY AWARD PRICE

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded
annual final draws held on the (30th Dec, 2019) by Coca-Cola in
conjunction with the British American Tobacco Worldwide Promotion,
your email was among the 20 Lucky winners who won Seven Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($7.5) each on the THE COCO COLA COMPANY
PROMOTION Lottery.

However the results were released on the 30th January, 2020, and your
email was attached to ticket number (CC902654) and ballot number
(BT:1/973) The online draws was conducted by a random selection of
email addresses from an exclusive list of 69,290,731 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 69,290,731 email addresses drawn from
all the continents of the world. This Lottery is approved by the
United Nation Gaming Board and also Licensed by the 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 ($7.5) Dollars prize winning award, which has
been deposited in a designated bank and converted into ATM Card which
you can use and withdraw your funds from any ATM Machine in the World.
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
you will be directed on how you will receive the Parcel of the ATM
Card with the Vital documents.

NAME:.....................................
AGE:........................................
SEX:........................................
ADDRESS:...............................
EMAIL:....................................
PHONE:...................................
OCCUPATION:.........................
COMPANY:..............................
COUNTRY:...............................

Please you are advised to complete the form and send it Lottery
Promotion Manager Mr Collins Dickson immediately to process and
collection of your Winning price.

(CONTACT PROMOTION MANAGER)
Name: Mr. Collins Dickson
E mail : office_payment@yahoo.com
Tel : +234 903 523 9651

You are to keep all lottery information away from the general public,
friends and relatives especially your ticket number and ballot number.
(This is important as a case of double claims will not be
entertained). *Staff of Coca-Cola and the British American Tobacco
Company are not to partake in this Lottery.

Accept my hearty congratulations once again!

Yours faithfully,
Mr. HOBERT WINCHESTER-NORAY.

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