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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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Fraud email example:

From: "CAR LOTTERY CO_ORDINATOR" <hondacarlottery@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 21:16:02 +0000
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION.

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 results
of the HONDA CAR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held in 26th day of
November , 2005.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 500,000.00euros(FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
EUROS.) in cash credited to file reference number:IPL/4249859609/WP1.This is
from a total cash prize of five million euros shared among the ten
international winners in first categories.Along with a New Honda FR-V.
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 part of our security
measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted participants or
impersonators, taking advantage of the situation.You are to contact
your/our-accredited agent for your claim:
AGENT RICHARD OLSEN
HONDA CLAIMING SECURITY AGENCY.
Email:hondafudiciaryagentcooperation@yahoo.co.uk
Phone contact:+447031916324


He is your agent, and responsible for the processing and
transfer of your winnings to you. YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS
W-91237-H°67/B4 (keep personal) 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 again congratulations.

Yours Sincerely,
MRS LISA FARRAH.
CAR LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR



NB:DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MAIL EXCEPT FOR INQUIRIES,CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT
AT:hondafudiciaryagentcooperation@yahoo.co.uk


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