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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: kenneth motor <hondamotory15@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <hondamotorltd_11@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:02:21 -0400
Subject: READ CAREFULLY/ AWARD NOTIFICATION FROM HONDA COMPANY:



HONDA INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERSManufacture HONDA COMPANY, automobiles,power products and other trasport machinery. Address: No.1-1, 2-chome, Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan13-3 Ichiban-cho,Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo, 102-8414Japan
The Board of Directors, members of staff and the InternationalAwareness Promotional Department of the Honda Automobile Corporation,wishes to congratulate you as one of our FIVE (5) STAR PRIZE WINNERS inthis year Honda Automobile International Awareness Promotional Program(IAPP), held on Sept 26th, 2007, in Tokyo, Japan.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 drew thelucky numbers: 20-22-23-26-31-47 that subsequently won IAPP lottery inthe2nd category.Therefore, you have been approved to claim a total sumof $1,000,000
(ONE MILLION DOLLARS). You are eligible for our drawing of a brand newHonda; if you win, the great news is that you get to select from any ofour models. The car comes with Honda Insurance Coverage for onecomplete year. Again, congratulations on your present winnings and as I said you arenow eligible to also receive a brand new Honda of your choice!FURTHER ENQUIRIES PLEASE CONTACT..............................................................................Name: Mr Paul BrownIAPP Claims OfficerEMAIL:hondamotorltd_11@yahoo.co.jp Please contact Mr.Paul Brown with all details given in this mail. Hewill assist you with your winnings and enter you for the drawing foryour brand NEW HONDA. Reminder: all prize money must be claimed no later than ONE MONTH. Allfunds not claimed on or before that date are subject to forfeiture andor penalties accordingly.
NOTE: Please remember in all correspondences with our claims officer toremit all given ticket numbers this will avoid unnecessary delays.Sincerely yours,Tetsuo Iwamura,Director Lottery OperationsHONDA INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERSManufacture HONDA COMPANY, automobiles,power products and other trasport machinery. Address: No.1-1, 2-chome, Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan13-3 Ichiban-cho,Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo, 102-8414,Japan.ADDRESS.. JOYFUL HONDA Co.,Ltd. 1-16-2,FUJISAKI,TSUCHIURA,IBARAKI, 300-0813,JAPAN. TEL.+81-29-822-2435. FAX+81-29-824-9556.
info@joyfulihonda.co.jp
Web http://www.world.honda.com

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