419 scam: Hewlett Packard Company <mac.packard@rocketmail.com> Reference No: HPC-L/F56-554562

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "come down to united kingdom" (these scammers pretend to be based in the UK, but they are really in Africa)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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: Hewlett Packard Company <mac.packard@rocketmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:50:14 -0500
Subject: Reference No: HPC-L/F56-554562

Hewlett Packard Company,
Customer Service Department,
Wrights Lane, Kensington
London W85SP, England
United Kingdom,

Reference No: HPC-L/F56-554562.
Batch No: HPC-993-2012.

Dear Sir/Madam,
It is obvious that this notification came to you as a surprise, but please find time to read it carefully as we congratulate you over your success in the following official publication of results of the e-mail electronic
online draw held by Hewlett Packard { hp }. In promotion to our Hardware & Software Products {H.S.P.} your email address emerged as one of the online winning emails in the 1st category and therefore attracted

1 HP Envy 17-1000 laptop and a cash award of ?250.000.00 (Two Hundred And Fifty Thousand Pounds Sterling). Our winnings are arranged in three categories with different prizes according to each category.

Therefore we write to officially notify you of this award and also direct you to contact the following department for your claims award. And in other to facilitate your claiming process, you are require to send them the following personal information for your {1 HP Envy 17-1000 laptop delivery and cash payment processing}.

{1} Your Full Names:.................
{2} Contact Address:.................
{3} Telephone Number:..............
{4} Fax numbers:.....................
{5} Nationality/Country:.............
{6} Date of Birth:.......................
{7} Age/Sex:............................
(8) Occupation:........................
{9} Choose your preferred mode of remittance of your winnings:
...................

{A} Come down to United Kingdom to pick up your Cheque & 1 HP Envy
17-1000 laptop.
{B} Courier delivery of your winning cheque and 1 HP Envy 17-1000 laptop.

This draw is made in other to promote our 'hp product and services' and on behalf of the Intel Group and other International Hewlett Packard
Companies.
We say congratulations to you. Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours faithfully,

Mac Packard.

Hewlett Packard Lottery Promotion Department

Pro.Coordinator,

© 2012 Hewlett Packard company

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