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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • +447011128440 (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.
  • honda_onlinepromointl@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ANGELLA RICHARDSON (MRS.)" <onlinenotice@notificationcrew.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:01:59 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: HONDA MOTOR NOTIFICATION....YOU WON


HONDA COMPANY UK.
An Affiliate of Honda Uk.
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
LONDON,
UK.
Dear Winner,
This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of
£150,000.00 (one hundred and fifty thousand Great British Pounds) and a
brand new HONDA FRV Car from International programs held on the 25th of
August 2006 in London Uk.
Description of prize vehicle;
Year: 2006
Model: FR-V
Color (exterior/interior): Black Sapphire Metallic/Black Leather
Mileage: 5
Transmission: Automatic 6 Speed
Options: Cold weather package, premium package,
fold down rear seats w/ski bag, am fm stereo with
single in dash compact disc player.
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerized email selection system(ess) from a database of over
250,000
email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world. The HONDA
Lottery is approved by the British
Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The International Association of
Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This promotional lottery is the 3rd of its
kind
and we intend to sensitize the public.
To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact our fiduaciary
claims department for more infomation as regards procedures to claim
your
prize.
MR JAMES TAYLOR
HONDA CLAIMING SECURITY AGENCY.
E-mail: honda_onlinepromointl@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: (+44) 701-112-8440
Fax: (+44) 871-720-4764
Contact him by please providing him with your Batch number
AT-040SB06-03 and your Reference Number HONDA:652-662 and also your
ticket
number which was attached with the ticket
2752246896.You are also advised to provide him with the under listed
informations as soon as possible:
1.Name in full.
2.Address.
3.Nationality.
4.Age.
5.Occupation.
6.Phone/Fax.
7.Present
Country .
8.Short comment on our
products. [optional].
9.Fax
[optional].
THANKS
MRS.ANGELLA RICHARDSON

Anti-fraud resources:

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