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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: "williams alfred" <williamsalfred22@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: stevmorris@walla.com
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 05:26:21 -0400
Subject: AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION:

HONDA MOTOR CORPORATION COMPANY, THE NETHERLANDS,
IN AFFILIATION WITH DE LOTTO NL INTERNATIONAL
BIJLMERPLEIN
888 1102 MG AMSTERDAM
FROM: THE PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT.
TICKET NUMBER: 2752246896
SERIAL NUMBER: 652-662
BATCH NUMBER : AT-040SB06-03


DEAR WINNER,

RE: AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION:

We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited
results of
the HONDA MOTOR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the 2nd
september 2005,Due to mix up of numbers,the results were released on
the 5th octomber 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 1,000,000.00euros (ONE
MILLION
EUROS.) in cash credited to file reference number: IPL/4249859609/WP1
which
is deposited with a Finance & Security Company in your favour as
beneficiary
and covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY. This is from a total cash prize
of
Ten million euros shared among the ten international winners in first
categories. Along with a New Blue Honda FR - V Car.


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 mix up of some names and
addresses, we ask that you keep this award personal, till your claims
have been processed and your funds remitted 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.

To begin your claim, do file for the release of your winning by
contacting your/our accredited agent:
MR STEPHEN MORRISON .(Foreign Transfer Manager) ROYAL TRUST AGENCY
BV.HONDA
CLAIMING SECURITY AGENCY.
205 Franz straat, Amsterdam - Netherlands
Email:stevmorris@walla.com

1. FULL NAMES:........................

2. DATE OF BIRTH:.......................

3. SEX:.........................

4. MARITAL STATUS:...................

5. CONTACT ADDRESS:........................

6. TELEPHONE NUMBER:.........................

7. OCCUPATION:.............................

8. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:.......................

9. REF. AND BATCH NUMBERS:.......................................



They are your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer of
your
winnings to you.YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS W-91237-H067/B4 (keep
personal)
Remember, your
winning must be claimed not later than (20th NOVEMBER 2005). 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 againCongratulations.

Yours Sincerely,
MR WILLIAMS AFRED
HONDA MOTOR COMPANY/LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR
HONDA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
AN AFFILIATE OF HONDA AMSTERDAM
AND DE LOTTO NL INTERNATIONAL

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