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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "demurrage fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "million us 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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • honeywell_2007finance@yahoo.com.br (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Willington Jones" <willingtonjones3@mailbox.hu>
Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 09:11:38 -0700
Subject: CONTACT THE HONEYWELL FINANCE AND SECURITY COMPANY.


Dear Friend;


waiting and no response was heard, I deposited and also paid for the
delivery fee of your $2.600 000.00 Million US Dollars,as consignment box
to HONEYWELL FINANCE & SECURITY COMPANY in Lagos Nigeria because I traveled
to SAUDI ARABIA to visit my friend and to make some business feasibility
studies on how to invest in Saudi i will not come back till 15th of
October,2008.


I want you to contact the HONEYWELL FINANCE & SECURITY COMPANY to know when
they will be delivering your consignment.


i have paid for the delivery charges and also the insurance fee,the only
fee you will pay them is the monthly demurrage fee which they would pay the
security department that are guarding your consignment since the deposition
day.


But if you will be very fast in contacting them,you will be charged for only
one month demurrage fee which will cost only $270 USD. So I urge you to
contact
them as soon as you receive this email.


CONTACT: Mr. Chimete Billack.
Group Managing Director) HONEYWELL FINANCE & SECURITY COMPANY.
E-mail: honeywell_2007finance@yahoo.com.br


Try and contact them as soon as possible to avoid increase in demurrage
fee.I
gave them your delivery address but you have to reconfirm it to them again
to avoid any mistakes in the delivery of your funds.


Reconfirm below information to the company.
Your Full Name-----------------------
Your Address-------------------------
Home Telephone-----------------------
Office Telephone---------------------


Note: That the Security company does not know the real content of the
consigment
box in which you and i know so You are to contact the HONEYWELL FINANCE &
SECURITY COMPANY (GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR)
via this email:-- (honeywell_2007finance@yahoo.com.br)


Finally indicate this code: GM0081 when contacting them, it will identify
that you are the owner of the $2.600.000.00 consignment trunk box deposited
in the company. Do let me know as soon as you receive your consignment and
take a proper account of the content if the content is $2.600.000.00.


Regards,
Willington Jones

Anti-fraud resources:

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