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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • hondamotorltd10@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Honda company Company Ltd <hondamotorltd2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <hondamotorltd10@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:25:57 -0500
Subject: Awareness Promotional Department of the Honda Automobile
Corporation 2007



HONDA INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERSAddress: No.1-1, 2-chome, Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan13-3 Ichiban-cho,Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo, 102-8414JapanThe 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 November 8th, 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:hondamotorltd10@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 HEADQUARTERSAddress: No.1-1, 2-chome, Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan13-3 Ichiban-cho,Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo, 102-8414,Japan. Web http://www.world.honda.com
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