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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "honda claiming security agency" (no such lottery exists)
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "hundred thousand great british pounds" (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:
- They don't notify winners by email.
- You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
- They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
- They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
- They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
- They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
- 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.
- +447031987990 (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.
- revfrankjackson0@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- online accredited agent ( rev frank jackson ) with revfrankjackson0@gmail.com for the quick received of your awarded prize ( £1.500 (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: HONDA CAR COMPANY <dancer041297@verizon.net>
Reply-To: revfrankjackson0@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 05:22:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?YOUR_E-MAIL_ADDRESS_HAS_WON_THE_HONDA_CAR_COMPANY_LOTTERY_?=
=?iso-8859-1?Q?PRIZE_OF_=A31=2E500_000=2E00_POUNDS=2E?=
HONDA LOTTERY
754 MAIN ROAD BIGGIN HILL
LONDON UNITED KINGDOM.
+44-703-198-7990
HONDA CRV 2010
DATE: 12/05/2010
CONGRATULATIONS!
You have been approved for a payment of £1.500 000.00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file Reference Number: HDCA/ 4155247787001-A, Ticket Number: 01225498775436, Batch Number: HDC-451-5754-14BL. This is from a total cash prize of Five Million Euros shared among all our International Winners in all categories.
Your email ID identified with Coupon No.CRV01-146478972197 was selected by our E-games Random Selection System ( ERSS ) with entries from the 50,000 different email addressees unrolled for the E-game. Your email ID was included among the 50,000different email addresses submitted by our partner international email provider companies.
Our DUE PROCESS UNIT (DPU) Will Render To You Complete Assistance And Provide Additional Information And Processes For The Claims Of Your Consolation Prize. For Due Processing Of Your Winning Claim, Please Contact Your Claim Agent (Rev Frank Jackson) Who Has Been Assigned To Assist You.
Kindly fill the fund transfer form and send it to your claims agent ( Rev Frank Jackson ) below are what you are to fill:
1) Your full name:
2) Your full address:
3) Sex:
4) Age:
5) Occupation:
6) Mobile / Telephone Number:
7) Reference Number:
8) Country:
9) Nationality:
You are advised to immediately contact the Honda company online accredited agent ( Rev Frank Jackson ) with revfrankjackson0@gmail.com for the quick received of your awarded prize ( £1.500 000.00 ).
HONDA CLAIMING SECURITY AGENCY
Email: revfrankjackson0@gmail.com OR revfrankjackson_nit@hotmail.com
Best Regards
Stephen Keythe.
Honda Company Online lottery Coordinator.
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