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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")
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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 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.
  • ukawardcenter@mail.md

Fraud email example:

From: "howard cecil" <ukawardcentre01@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:12:42 -0800
Subject: HONDA AWARD NOTIFICATION


**
**
*HONDA COMPANY UK.
An Affiliate of Honda Uk.
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.*
*LONDON.*
*
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 November,
2005.Youwere entered as dependent clients with: Reference
SERIAL NUMBER: 652-662 and Batch number AT-040SB06-03. Your email address
attached to the E-tag number: 2752246896 that flagged out the lucky winning
number, which consequently won the sweepstake in the first category,in four
parts. You have been approved for a payment of 500,000.00pounds sterling
(FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING.)in certified cheque credited to file
reference number:IPL/4249859609/WP1.This is from a total cash prize of five
million pounds sterling shared among the ten international winners in first
categories.**Along with a New Honda FR-V.*

* *

*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 internat ional 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 part of our security
measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted participants or
impersonators, taking advantage of the situation.You are to contact
your/our-accredited agent for your claim:*
**

*MR Howard Cecil*
*HONDA CLAIMS SECURITY AGENCY.
Email: ukawardcenter@mail.md*
**


**
*He 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 on time. Failure to claim
your winning/ fund it 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,
MRS LISA FARRAH.*
*CAR LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR*
** <http://powersports.honda.com/>
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*NB: DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MAIL EXCEPT FOR INQUIRIES,CONTACT OUR CLAIMS
AGENCY AT *
**
*ukawardcenter@mail.md*

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam