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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 claiming security agency" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "hundred thousand great british 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  • +447035952255 (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.
  • rev.danmonroe@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: HONDA PROMOTION AWARD <honcompro.2009ballot_result016@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:07:24 +0000
Subject: second edition of the Honda bonanza award 2009; You won (GBP
400,000.00)









HONDA PLAZA


754 MAIN ROAD, BIGGIN HILL,
LONDON,
UNITED
KINGDOM.



2009 2ND EDITION AWARD
NOTIFICATION:



Dear
Winner.



The Honda International promotional programme board is pleased to
inform you of the release of the results for the 2nd edition of the
free Honda promotion draw held on the 2nd of march 2009 where all
participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from millions of names of email users around the world, as part of our
international promotion program.



These second edition of the Honda promotional program/lottery is
the commitment of the Honda company’s effort to assist individuals financially
against the recent global recession.



All participants’ names and e-mail addresses that took part in
this computer ballot system promotion are selected out of merit/luck and no
individual applied/[played any lottery coupon.

Your e-mail address were entered as dependent client with
Reference/Serial Number: K44CBL475 and Batch number: HDC-451-5754-14BL. Attached
to the Ticket Number: 01225498775436 that drew the Lucky Winning Numbers
(1-5-6-8-7-4-5-2) which consequently was among the few that won the Lottery in the
1st and 2nd category, in four parts of the computer ballot system
draw.



Your E-mail has been approved for a payment of GBP 400,000.00
(Four Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file
Reference Number: HDCA/4155247787001-A. This is from a total cash prize of Five
Million Great British Pounds Sterling nominated by the Honda Car promotion to be
shared among all the Winners in all categories.



Due to similarities in names and e-mail addresses, we ask that you
keep this award information personal till your claims have been processed and
your funds remitted to your personal nominated account.



Congratulations!



NOTICE: TO ALL WINNERS;

you are advised to fill and submit the requested
information below to the fiduciary agent/ claims officer in London Rev. Dan
Monroe E-mail address (rev.danmonroe@yahoo.com) He
is assigned for all security clearance before the paying bank final
remittance of won prize to winners.




1. PERSONAL DATA:( FILL)

Name..., Age..., Sex..., Marital Status..., Address...,
Occupation..., Telephone Number..., nationality..., and present country of
resident....

2. WINNING REFERENCE: (COPY AND PEST)

Reference/Serial Number: K44CBL475 and Batch number:
HDC-451-5754-14BL. Attached to the Ticket Number: 01225498775436 that drew the
Lucky Winning Numbers (1-5-6-8-7-4-5-2)



3. CLAIM REFERENCE: (COPY AND PEST)

Reference Number: HDCA/4155247787001-A.



Send the requested information 1/2/3 to the Agent address
below;

Rev. Dan Monroe
HONDA CLAIMING SECURITY
AGENCY.
Email: (rev.danmonroe@yahoo.com) TELEPHONE NO: +44 703 595 22 55



FOR SECURITY REASONS YOU ARE ADVISED TO KEEP ALL INFORMATION
SECRET FROM THE PUBLIC TO PREVENT DOUBLE CLAIMING OF YOUR
PRIZE.





warning!!!
ALL INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO FINAL
VERIFICATION. THE HONDA INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY APPOINTED SECURITY
AGENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO VALIDATE OR CANCEL ANY INFORMATION OR ACT THAT IS
AGAINST THE RULES AND REGULATIONS GUIDING THE
PROGRAMME.



Best Regards,


Lloyd J.
Robinson,
Honda Award Notification Officer.
C.E.O HONDA AWARD
OFFICE

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