419 scam: "Anderson Kalu" <lewalbert@ymail.com> MY SECOND EMAIL PLEASE INDICATE YOUR INTEREST

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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 car international promotion program" (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")
- "million 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)
- ",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.
- +447035900809 (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.
- anthonymore96@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Anderson Kalu" <lewalbert@ymail.com>
Reply-To: andersonkalu@ymail.com
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:44:48 +0500 (TJT)
Subject: MY SECOND EMAIL PLEASE INDICATE YOUR INTEREST

CONGRATULATIONS,YOU HAVE WON A UK LOTTO PROMO!!!!!
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 in AUGUST 2011.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 A£1.5,000.00 (ONE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED GREAT
BRITAIN POUNDS STERLING.) in cash credited to file reference
number:IPL/4249859609/WP1, alongside with Brand New Honda FR-V. This is
from a total cash prize of Ten million pounds 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.

Amb Anthony Moore
HONDA CLAIMS SECURITY AGENCY.
Email: anthonymore96@gmail.com
Phone contact: +447035900809

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-HÂ°67/B4 (keep
personal) Remember, your winning must be claimed on time (atlest 1-2weeks)
. Failure to claim your prizes (CAR/CASH) would result to forfeiting and
will be used for next 10,000,000 pounds AND CAR 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 Secerely
MR Kelvin Jones.
Oline sweepstake coordinator,UK HONDA PROMO.

WARNING!
Do not tell people about your Prize Award until your money is successful
handed over to you to avoid disqualification that may arise from double
claim. You may also receive similar emails from people portraying to be
other Organizations or HONDA Inc. This is solely to collect your personal
information from you and lay claim over your winning. In event that you
receive any e-mail similar to the notification letter that was sent to
you, kindly delete it from your mail box and give no further
correspondence to such person or body. Yahoo shall not be held responsible
for any loss of fund arising from the above mentioned.

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