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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: honda_1@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 07:50:06 -0700
Subject: HONDA GRAND PRIZE PROMO (CLAIM PRIZE)



FROM:HONDA COMPANY UK.
ATTENTION:
TICKET NUMBER: 2752246896
SERIALNUMBER: 652-662
BATCH NUMBER : AT-040SB06-03
AWARD FINALNOTIFICATION:

We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited
results of the HONDA CAR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION
PROGRAM held on July 1st. 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 sweeps take in the first category, in four parts. You have been
approved for a payment of500,000.00euros(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 Blue 2005 HondaCar.

Congratulations!!!!!

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 50,000 (Fifty thousand) names of emailusers 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 fundsremitted to you. This is part of our security
measures to avoid double Claiming or unwarranted taking advantage
of the situation By other participants or impersonators. You're
contacting Your/our-accreditedagent for your claims:

MRS MONET BRONZE.
HONDA CLAIMING SECURITYAGENCY.
Email:hondalottoagent6@sify.com
Tell:+447031942470

She 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 not later than July
20th. Failure to claim your winning/fund will be added to 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,
MR Hardy Grey.
HONDACAR/LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR
HONDA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL




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