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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +447011128904 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447023057281 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • info_powerofdreams_uk@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: HONDA COMPANY UK <honda@hondapromouk.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 22:50:39 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: HONDA WINNING NOTIFICATION(YOUR EMAIL WON)?.



HONDA COMPANY UK®.
An Affiliate of Honda Uk.
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
LONDON, UK.

AWARD NOTIFICATION®.
We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited results of the HONDA CAR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the 19th September, 2006.You were entered as dependent clients with: Reference SERIAL NUMBER: 652-662 and Batch number AT-040SB06-03. Your email address attached to the ticket number: 2752246896 that drew the lucky winning number, which consequently won the sweepstake in the first category,in four parts. You have been approved for a payment of £750,000.00 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND GREAT BRITAIN PONUDS STERLING.) in cash credited to file reference number:IPL/4249859609/WP1. This is from a total cash prize of Ten million euros shared among all our international winners in all categories.

Congratulations!!!
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 50,000 (Fifty thousand) names of email users around the world, as part of our international promotion program. Due to mixed up of some
names and addresses, we ask that you keep this award personal, till your claims has been processed and your funds remitted to you.This is a part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted participants or imposters, taking advantage of the situation. You are to contact your/our-accredited agent for your claim now.

Mr. Mark Willis
HONDA CLAIMING SECURITY AGENCY.
Email:info_powerofdreams_uk@yahoo.co.uk
Phone contact:(+44 701 112 8904)
(+44) 702-3057-281)
Fax: (+44)703 040 1224

HINTS ON HOW TO FILL THIS FORM:FILL THE REQUIRED FIELDS BELOW IN THE INBOX PAGE THEN COPY AND PASTE IT ON THE COMPOSE PAGE. THIS IS TO ALLOW QUALITY OUT-PUT IN EVENT OF OUR RECEIPTION OR YOU CAN PRINT OUT THE FORM AND FILL, THAN SEND VIA OUR FAX NUMBER FOUND BELOW.


1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________



2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________

____________________________________________


3.SEX:_______________


4.AGE:________



5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________



6.OCCUPATION:_______________________



7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________



8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________



9.BATCH NUMBER:_____
B. REF NUMBER:______________


10.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:__________



11.AMOUNT WON:__


12. COUNTRY________________________________


Upon receipt of the duly requested data, I will send you the contact information of the payment office so you can proceed with effecting the release of your claim in anyway you deem fit.


He is your agent, and he is responsible for the processing and transfer of your winnings to you. YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS W-91237-H°67/B4 (keep personal) Remember, your winning must be claimed on time (alest 1-2weeks) . Failure to claim your prizes (CASH) would result to forfeiting and will be used for next 10,000,000 euros international lottery program. Furthermore, should there be any change in your contact address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Once again congratulations.

Yours Sincerely,
MR LESLIE WOODS

Yours Sincerely,
MR LESLIE WOODS

Have Fun,
The HONDA MOTOR CO.LIMITED® Team

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