419 scam: "Mr. Juan Miguel Rodriguez" <info@b2b-projects.com> Payment overdue

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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:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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!
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +34695019225 (Spain, 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.
- michaelodeh2000@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Juan Miguel Rodriguez" <info@b2b-projects.com>
Reply-To: michaelodeh2000@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2021 11:08:55 +0100
Subject: Payment overdue

THE COCA-COLA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL AWARD PROMOTION.
Head office: C/ Caracas de Mayor #4-9,
28096, Madrid, Spain/España.

Dear Lucky Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of just concluded annual final draws of the Coca-Cola and Covid-19 Aid Promotion Lottery, All participants were selected electronically through a computer balloting system drawn from one hundred thousands of email addresses; your e-mail emerged as the winner alongside seven (7) other lucky winners around the world.

Therefore, you have been approved a lump sum of US$950,000.00 (Dollars) in cash credit. Your prize winning Reference number is: (SKG/VZX 29596/21), Batch No: (10504666902), Winning No: (CC7015789), Serial No: (0041138884).

To claim your prize winnings; you are urgently required to contact our claims agent with your prize winning information as states below:

{1} Name and Surname:
{2} Date of Birth:
{3} Occupation:
{4} Address:
{5} Country:
{6} Tel:

For security reasons, we advised all winners to keep their winning information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your lottery prize remitted to you by our authorized paying bank. (This is important as any case of double claims will result in payment cancellation).

Congratulations!!

Contact your claims agent below:

Barrister Juan Miguel Rodriguez.
Tel:++34 695-019-225
E-mail-: michaelodeh2000@gmail.com
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IMPORTANT NOTICE !!!

All winnings must be claimed within 30 days from today. After this date all unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake. Remember to quote your reference information in all correspondence with your claims agent.

Note: that this program was largely promoted and sponsored by a group of philanthropists, industrialists from the internet hardware industries and some other multinational firms who wish to be anonymous.

Best Regards.

Mr. Luis Moreno.
Coca-Cola Lottery Promotion Coordinator,
Europe.

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