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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: KIA MOTORS <prize@kia.co.uk>
Reply-To: claimsdepertment@kimo.com
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 09:03:35 -0600
Subject: Award









KIA MOTORS PROMOTION

We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited
results of the KIA MOTOR CUSTOMERS PROMOTION PROGRAM held today, which
was organized by KIA INTERNATIONAL OFFICE here in the UK. You were
entered as dependent clients with: Reference SERIAL NUMBER: 113-667
and Batch number KIA-0098878W.Your email address attached to the
ticket number:2832Y09 that drew the lucky winning number, which
consequently won the sweepstakes in the second category,in four parts.

You have been approved for a payment of 500,000.00 pounds(Five Hundred
Thousand Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file reference number:
KIA/4249859609/UK1 which is deposited in Barclay's Bank in your favor
as beneficiary and covered with HIGH BANKING POLICY.This is from a
total cash prize of 2 Million Pound Sterling shared among the Four(4)
international winners in first,second categories. Along with a New
KIA Sorento Car.

Congratulations!!!

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 13,000 (Thirteen Thousand) names of email users around the world,
as part of our international promotion program. Due to mixed up of
some names and addresses,we ask that you keep this award personal,
till your claims has been processed and your funds remitted to
you.This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or
unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other participants or
impersonators.

To begin your claim, do file for the release of your winning by
contacting your/our accredited agent:

Contact Person: Fem Harrods Email: claimsdepertment@kimo.com

They are your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer
of your winnings to you. YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS KIA/724357/CP
(keep personal) Remember, your winning must be claimed not later than
ONE WEEK from today. Failure to claim your winning/ fund will be
forfeited, should there be any change in your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible. Please note that all winnings is to
be collected from the special branch here in the UK, so all further
correspondence should be with the KIA INTERNATIONAL BRANCH OFFICE here
in the UK, which means you cannot just work into any KIA shop to make
inquiry, all inquiries, must be made to the international branch here
in the UK.

Find attached the PRIZE AWARD VERIFICATION FORM below which you must
fill out completely and return by email within 72hours of receipt.

Once again Congratulations.

Katie Dawson KIA MOTORS The power to surprise

*************************************************************

PRIZE AWARD VERIFICATION FORM

PERSONAL DETAILS:

NAME( MR. MRS. MS.):................................... COMPANY NAME:
(IF APPLICABLE)..........................
ADDRESS:...............................................
CITY:..................................................
STATE:...…............................................. ZIP
CODE:..............................................
TEL:...................................................
FAX:...........................…....................... HOME
TEL:.....….................................. ..... EMAIL
ADDRESS:...................….....................
WEBSITE:...............................................
OCCUPATION:...............................…............ MARITAL
STATUS:........................................ DATE OF
BIRTH:.........................................

PRIZE WINNING DETAILS:

TICKET#:................................................ AGENT
#:................................................

PAYMENT OPTIONS( CHOOSE AND TYPE YES ON ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS BELOW):

BANK WIRE TRANSFER..................... HOME
DELIVERY..........................

HOME ADDRESS: (WHERE THE CAR WILL BE SHIPPED TO):

NAME OF

RECEIVER:................................................... ADDRESS

1........................................................... ADDRESS

2...........................................................
CITY................................................ ZIP
CODE............................................
STATE/PROVINCE......................................
COUNTRY.............................................

DECLARATION:

I,.....................................HEREBY DECLARE THAT I HAVE
NEVER RECEIVED ANY SETTLEMENT FROM KIA MOTOR LOTTERY PROMOTION
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPT NOR ANY MEMBER OF MY FAMILY FILED CLAIM
ON MY BEHALF TO ANY OF OUR PAYING BANK. I, THEREFORE, AUTHORIZE KIA
MOTORS AWARD DEPT TO ACT ON MY BEHALF IN THE PROCESSING AND SENDING
ALL MY WINNINGS TO ME AS INSTRUCTED.

SIGNATURE(TYPE IN YOUR NAMES):..............................
DATE:....................…......

NOTE: THIS VERIFICATION FORM SHOULD BE COMPLETELY FILLED OUT

AND RETURN BY EMAIL WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIPT OF THIS FORM.

KIA Motors Promotion Numbers: 6543Y54 885-737 KIA-789485W KIA/4249859609/UK1


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