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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Honda Automoviles España S.A" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <honda@by.tc>
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 22:58:23 +0200
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION

HONDA AUTOMOVILES ESPAÑA S.A,
C/JUAN ALBERTO N º 23 BLOCKS 3
GRAN VIA 29600. MADRID, SPAIN.

AWARD NO. EU/771
REF NO. EU/44057
BATCH NO. EU/01

Dear winner,

AWARD NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw Honda Lottery Promotions held on the 5th August, 2010 at our Headquarters in MADRID, organized by Honda Company. This is to inform you that your e-mail address has been selected as the lucky winner among the eight lucky winners to receive this year lottery promotion online prize won amount €650,000.000 (Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euro) for each winner.

TO CLAIM YOUR LOTTERY PRIZE:
Simply consult our Customer Service Information Headquarters (CSIH Department),
Claims Consultants Department: David maria,
Email: hondamadrides@madrid.com
Tel.No:+34-698-520-859,
Fax No:+34- 902-889-998.

PLEASE Send the following information to the CSIH department immediately for further processing.
1 Full Name: .................................................
2 Cell phone:.................................................
3 Contact Address ........................................
4 Age.............................................................
5 Occupations................................................
6 Sex..............................................................
7 Marital Status..............................................
8 Country of Origin........................................
9 Reference No........EU/44057.........................
10 Batch No..............EU/01............................
11 Award No..........EU/771...............

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.

Congratulations once again!!!

Yours in service,
Dr. Lee Moon.
Honda Automoviles España S.A.

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