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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:

• 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)
  • "honda claiming security agency" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million pounds" (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 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.
  • +447031821698 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ahmad B. Obel" <ahmado@sarawaknet.gov.my>
Reply-To: julianroy2007@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:42:48 +0500
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?HONDA_COMPANY_UK=AE=2E?=


HONDA COMPANY UK=AE=2E
An Affiliate of Honda Uk=2E
28 TANFIELD ROAD=2C
LONDON=2C UK=2E


We are pleased to inform you of the release=2C of the long awaited =

results of =


the HONDA CAR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the 15th=2C =

Dec =2E2008=2E You =


were entered as dependent clients with=3A Ticket number =3A2752246876 =2E=
=

Your email =


address drew the lucky winning number=2C which consequently won the =

sweepstake =


in the first category=2Cin four parts=2E You have been approved for a =

payment of =


=A31=2C750=2C000=2E00 (ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND GREAT=
=

BRITAIN =


POUNDS STERLING=2E) in cash credited to file reference number=3AAT-040SA0=
6-
03=2E =


This is from a total cash prize of Ten million Pounds shared among all =

our =


international winners in all categories=2E


Mr=2E Richard Olsen
HONDA CLAIMING SECURITY AGENCY=2E
Email=3A mr=2Erichardonlsen=40yahoo=2Eco=2Euk =

Tel=3A +447031821698 (Mobile Number)
Phone=3A +447054622903


inform your claims agent as soon as possible=2EYou are also advised to =

provide =


him with the under listed information as soon as possible=3A


1=2EName in full =

2=2EAddress =

3=2ENationality =

4=2EAge =

5=2EOccupation =

6=2EPhone/Fax =

7=2EPresent Country =

8=2EMale/female =

9=2ETicket number =



Yours Sincerely=2C =


Julian Roy (Program Co-ordinator=2E) =

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