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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:

• 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.
  • +447024065094 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • claims_hondaawardpromo@yahoo.de

Fraud email example:

From: "HONDA LOTTERY" <hondaawardpromo@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 16:46:17 +0000
Subject: WINNING MAIL'S NOTIFICATION (HONDA AWARD)

 

HONDA COMPANY UK.
An Affiliate of Honda Uk.
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
LONDON. UK

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 FEBRUARY, 2006.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 £150,000.00 (US$260,000) (ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND GREAT BRITAIN PONUCE STERLING.) in cash credited to file reference number:IPL/4249859609/WP1, alongside with Brand New Honda FR-V. This is from a total cash prize of five million euros shared among all our international winners in all categories.

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 a part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted participants or imposters, taking advantage of the situation. You are to contact your/our-accredited agent for your claim now.

MR Martin Williams
HONDA CLAIMING SECURITY AGENCY.

Email: claims_hondaawardpromo@yahoo.de

Phone contact: (+44) 7024-065-094

 

 

How are you doing?hope all is well.I am Mr.Martins Williams,Honda Claim Security Agent here in the United Kingdom.The email you received is a winning notification of the last lottery draws that was held in this company sometimes ago.

   A draw was held early this year in this company in which various software operators assisted in the Random Computer Selection system(RCSS) of email addreses from various website.The purpose was to select email address that will emerge winner of the lottery stake prize.

   On release of the results your email address was selected as a winner of 500,000 euros and the new honda FR-V car donated by honda company Uk.

   You are therefore required to forward to me immediatly  the underlisted information on your claim verification form so as to enable me release your winning certificate to you,which will serve as clearance from this office to the delivery/security company that will release your winnings to you.

   However i will also require you to attach to this form a copy of your passport photograph(300x300 pixels) this will also serve as a document for recongnition  and it will also be included in our2005 winners album.

    Finally i will once again on behalf of Honda car company Uk congratulate you and wish you all the best for emerging winner in this year lottery promotion.
 
 

REGARDS

 Mr MARTIN WILLIAMS

HONDA CERTIFIED CAR LOTTERY AGENT.

 

NOTE : IT IS REQUIRED YOU CLICK THE REPLY BUTTON BEFORE FILLING OUT THIS FORM, AS ALL INPUTED DATA MAY BE LOST UPON OUR RECEPTION. IN THE EVENT THAT YOUR BROWSER SETTING DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM e.g html program, YOU ARE TO SEND THE REQUIRED DATA IN PLAIN TEXT FORMAT.

HONDA WINNER'S VERIFICATION FORM
WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA
First Name.:    *
Middle Name.:
Last Name.:     *

Gender.:        MaleFemale

Month Of Birth.: MonthJanuaryFebuaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember

Day: Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031

Year:

Marital Status.: SingleMarriedDivorced

Nationality.:    *

Religion.:

Occupation.:

annual income.:    Please ChooseLess than $15,000$15,000 to $19,999$20,000 to $29,999$30,000 to $39,999$40,000 to $49,999$50,000 to $74,999$75,000 to $99,999$100,000 to $124,999$125,000 or moreI'd rather not say

Address 1.:      *

Address 2.:

City.:           *

State/Province.: *

Zip Code.:           *

Mobile phone No.: *

House Phone No.:  *

Fax No.:

Email Address.:      *eg. username@domainname.com

WINNING INFORMATION

Batch Number.:    *

Serial Number.:   *

Refrence Number.: *

This is to verify that the information filled in this FORM is a valid particulars of me. Yes:  No:

 

 

HONDA  LOTTERY 2006
COPYRIGHT © 2006 ALL RIGHT RESERVED

 

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