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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.
• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "honda car international promotion program" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "headquater" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +447011136124 (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.
  • wilsoncollins@tlen.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • @tlen.pl

Fraud email example:

From: "HONDA COMPANY PROMOTIONS UK" <m.smith27@core.com>
Reply-To: wilsoncollins@tlen.pl
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:41:57 -0400
Subject: HONDA AWARD WINNER 21/07/2007


<div><font size="2" face="Arial">
<div><strong><font size="2" face="Arial">
</font></strong><div align="center" class="RTE"><strong><font size="2" face="Arial"><font color="#0000bf"><strong><img width="106" height="93" border="0" src="http://www.walnutcreekhonda.com/images/logos/h_over_honda_logo04.jpg" /></strong></font></font></strong></div>
<div align="center" class="RTE"><strong><font size="2" face="Arial"><font color="#111111"><em><strong><font face="verdana">HONDA COMPANY PROMOTION </font><font face="verdana">(HEADQUATERS)</font></strong></em></font></font></strong></div>
<div align="center" class="RTE"><strong><font size="2" face="Arial"><font face="verdana" color="#111111"><em><strong>Customer Service Department </strong></em></font></font></strong></div>
<div align="center" class="RTE"><strong><font size="2" face="Arial"><font face="verdana" color="#111111"><em><strong>An
Affiliate of Honda UK. <br />#28 TANFIELD ROAD, CROYDON,<br />LONDON,
ENGLAND. </strong></em></font></font></strong><strong><em> </em></strong></div></div>
<div><em><strong><font size="2" face="Arial">TICKET NUMBER:7885715823 <br />SERIAL
NUMBER: 857-448 <br />BATCH NUMBER : CR-757YT24-97 </font></strong></em></div>
<div> </div>
<div><strong><font size="2" face="Arial"><em>               </em>                       <u>HONDA
NOTIFICATION</u><em>We are pleased to inform you of the release of the long
awaited results of the HONDA CAR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the
20th July 2007 at 20.00 GMT. You were entered as dependent client with;
Reference Serial Number: 857-448 and Batch number CR-757YT24-97 .<br /> <br />Your
email address attached to the ticket number: 7885715823 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 250,000.00 Pounds Sterling
(TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING) in cash credited to file
reference number: HNC/4587962584/JK6 </em></font></strong></div>
<div> </div>
<div><em><strong><font size="2" face="Arial">This is from a total cash prize of Two
Million, Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling shared among the ten
international winners in first categories, along with a new blue car.
Congratulations! <br /> <br />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
has been processed and your funds remitted to you.</font></strong></em></div>
<div> </div>
<div><em><strong><font size="2" face="Arial">This is part of our security measures
to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by
other participants or impersonators You are contact our accredited agent for
your claim.</font></strong></em></div>
<div> </div><font size="2" face="Arial">
</font><div><font size="2" face="Arial"><br /><em><strong>Name: MR WILSON COLLINS.<br />E-mail: <span><a href="mailto:wilsoncollins@tlen.pl">wilsoncollins</a></span><a href="mailto:wilsoncollins@tlen.pl">@tlen.pl</a></strong></em></font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong><font size="2" face="Arial">TEL: +447011136124<br />TEL:
+447045712490<br />HONDA CLAIMS SECURITY AGENT.<br /> <br />He is your agent, and
responsible for the processing and transfer of your winnings to you. YOUR
SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS H-85749-G42/H6 (keep personal) Remember, your winning
must be claimed not later than 29th July 2007.</font></strong></em></font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"> </font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial"><br /><em><strong>You are required to forward the
following details to help facilitate the processing of your claims and
certificate which will facilitate the release of your winnings. <br /> <br />1. Full
Names:<br />2. Residential Address:<br />3. Phone Number:<br />4. Fax Number:<br />5.
Occupation:<br />6. Sex:<br />7. Age :<br />8. Nationality:<br />9. Present
Country:<br /> <br />A scanned photo identification of your self should be sent via
email. You are advised to forward these information's as soon as possible to
enable us attend to your file. Once again, Congratulations.<br /> <br />Yours
Sincerely,</strong></em></font></font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong> </strong></em></font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong><font size="2" face="Arial">Mr. Steve Scott (Co-ordinator)<br />HONDA
COMPANY PROMOTION UK.<br />Open 7days-24hrs-365days a
year</font></strong></em></font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"><strong><em><img width="274" height="31" src="http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/i/footer_over16.gif" alt="You must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize" /></em></strong></font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong> </strong></em></font></div></font></div>

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