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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:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "honda car international promotion program" (no such lottery exists)
  • "honda claiming security agency" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +447045709820 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: HONDA AUTOMOBILES <ekamenu@emsergipe.com>
Reply-To: honda.claims.dept@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:57:27 -0300
Subject: Reference SERIAL NUMBER: 652-662....you have won(HONDA COMPANY UK)

HONDA COMPANY UK.An Affiliate of Honda Uk.28 TANFIELD ROAD,CROYDON.LONDON. AWARD NOTIFICATION We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited resul=ts of the HONDA CAR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held in 16th July, 20=07.You were entered as dependent clients with: Reference SERIAL NUMBER: 6=52-662 and Batch number AT-040SB06-03. Your email address attached to th=e ticket number: 2752246896 that drew the lucky winning number, which con=sequently won the sweepstake in the first category,in four parts. You hav=e been approved for a payment of 500,000.00euros(FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EU=ROS.) in cash credited to file reference number:IPL/4249859609/WP1.This i=s from a total cash prize of five million euros shared among the ten inte=rnational winners in first categories.Along with a New Honda FR-V. =20Congratulations!!!!!All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn fro=m 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 part of our securi=ty measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted participants or im=personators, taking advantage of the situation.You are to contact your/ou=r-accredited agent for your claim:AGENT: MR LESLIE WOODSHONDA CLAIMING SECURITY AGENCY.Email:honda.claims.dept@hotmail.comTELEPHONE: +447045709820He is your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer of your= winnings to you. YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS W-91237-H=B067/B4 (keep pe=rsonal) Remember, your winning must be claimed on time. Failure to claim =your winning/ fund it will be added to the next 10,000.000 euros AND CAR =international lottery program. Furthermore, should there be any change in= your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Once agai=n congratulations.=20HINTS ON HOW TO FILL THIS FORM:FILL THE REQUIRED FIELDS BELOW IN THE=20INBOX PAGE THEN COPY AND PASTE IT ON THE COMPOSE PAGE. THIS IS TO ALLOW=20QUALITY OUT-PUT IN=20EVENT OF OUR RECEIPTION OR YOU CAN PRINT OUT THE FORM AND FILL, THAN=20SEND VIA OUR FAX NUMBER FOUND BELOW.=201.FULL NAMES:2.ADDRESS:3.SEX4.AGE:5.MARITAL STATUS:6.OCCUPATION7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:8.TELEPHONE NUMBER9.BATCH NUMBER B. REF NUMBER:10.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL11.AMOUNT WON12. COUNTRYUpon receipt of the duly requested data, I will send you the contact=20information of the payment office so you can proceed with effecting the=20release of your claim in anyway=20you deem fit.=20He is your agent, and he is responsible for the processing and transfer=20of your winnings to you. YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS W-91237-H=B067/B4=20(keep personal)=20Remember, your winning must be claimed on time (latest 1-2weeks) .=20Failure to claim your prizes (CASH) would result to forfeiting and will b=e=20used for next 10,000,000 euros=20international lottery program. Furthermore, should there be any change=20in your contact address, do inform your claims agent as soon as=20possible.=20Once again congratulations.Yours Sincerely,MR LESLIE WOODS =20Have Fun,The HONDA MOTOR CO.LIMITED=AE Team

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