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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "headquater" (this email uses bad English)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • +447011136124 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: MR WILSON COLLINS <wilsoncollinss@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2007 11:08:59 +0100 (BST)
Subject: ATTN: Mr Rico Brandgen (CONGRATULATIONS) 08/07/2007



HONDA COMPANY PROMOTION (HEADQUATERS)
Customer Service Department
An Affiliate of Honda UK.
#28 TANFIELD ROAD, CROYDON,
LONDON, ENGLAND.

TICKET NUMBER: 2752246896
SERIAL NUMBER: 652-662
BATCH NUMBER : AT-040SB06-03


ATTN: Mr Rico Brandgen,

CONGRATULATIONS ;
This is to inform you that you have been officially cleared for the payment of two hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterling by the Verifications Department at the headquarters.

You are to choose your delivery option, Do you want your winning prize to be deposited in your account or it should be delivered to your door step by the courier service.You are to choose from this two options (courier service or wire transfer).

Note that you are to get back to us as soon as posible for this will enable us speed up the processing for your winning prize .

We await your prompt response.

once again congratulations.

Regards,



Mr. Wilson Collins (claim officer)
HONDA COMPANY PROMOTION UK.
TEL: +447011136124
Open 7days-24hrs-365days a year







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