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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.

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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "headquater" (this email uses bad English)
• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: MR WILSON COLLINS <wilsoncollinss@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 09:45:35 +0100 (BST)
Subject: ATTN: Rico Brandgen (CONGRATULATIONS) 06/07/2007



HONDA COMPANY PROMOTION (HEADQUATERS)
Customer Service Department
An Affiliate of Honda UK.
#28 TANFIELD ROAD, CROYDON,
LONDON, ENGLAND.

TICKET NUMBER: 2752246896
SERIAL NUMBER: 652-662
BATCH NUMBER : AT-040SB06-03


ATTN: Rico Brandgen,

CONGRATULATIONS:

We are deeply sorry for what have happened to you. Firstly, We will like to congratulate you on your winnings in this promotion.

Email address of all the lucky winner in this promotion was selected randomly online by the Honda Company Uk. Honda company promotion is organised yearly here in the United Kingdom.

Once again we are deeply sorry for what have happened to you. Here in the Uk a commitee has been setup for the mornitoring of some group of inpersonators on the internet.

We are also showing our advert on TV show just to alert the public about our promotion.

Now to effect the processing of your winnings you are advised to send to us via email the information required from you.

We await your prompt response.

once again congratulations.




Regards,

Mr. Wilson Collins (claim officer)
HONDA COMPANY PROMOTION UK.
Open 7days-24hrs-365days a year



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