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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: "HONDA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ukhondaclaims112@live.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 20:08:54 +0530
Subject: HONDA PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT




INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS
PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OF
THE HONDA CR-V LX.COMPANY
520 London Rd Slough,GL3 7QY,
United Kingdom,
27, 04, 2011


WINNING NOTIFICATION

This is to inform you that you have been selected for a Payment prize of £750 (Seven Hundred and Fifty thousand Great British Pounds)from the HONDA LOTTERY BONANZA PROMOTION 2011 International programs held on 5nd May, 2011 at our Headquarters London, organized by Honda (UK) Motor Co,Ltd.

This is to inform you that your T-Mobile/E-mail address has been selected as one of the lucky winners among our eight lucky winners over 2,000,000 email addresses T-Mobile drawn from all the continents of the world which your Number/Email were selected as one among the fifteen winners of year 2011 lottery promotion, to received our T-Mobile/Email ballot lottery promotion prize award won amount of ( GBPS 750,000 Seven Hundred and Fifty thousand British Pounds Sterling) each winners.

The Honda Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This promotional lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend-to sensitize the public.

To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact our fiduciary
claims department for more information as regards procedures to claim
your prize.

PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
470 London Road
Slough
Berkshire
SL3 8QY.


Contact Agent Name;Dr.Mr.Evans King waters
Tel:00447017990274
Email:ukhondaclaims112@LIVE.COM
Contact :the fiduciary agent for claim office by providing him with your under listed information's as soon as possible:

1.Name in full.............
2.Address in full.......
3.Nationality.....
4.Age......
5.Occupation....
6.Cell phone: .Telephone:...
7.Country of Origin.
8.Short comment on our products. [optional]............. - -
Fax [optional].......................
9.Religion:........................
A copy of passport/id proof .....................
10Gender:...
11.Email address......................
12.Bank Account Information that you are to send.(If you have an international current bank account for foreign currency you can send it for payment)..

if you do not have current bank account to receive foreign currency you can send your current resident address to deliver your cheque/cash to you by Global Security Delivery Company)..


Parcel Number:......VR/7474009/29/HLX
Security File Number:W-91237/H1/B5
Batch number:AT-040SB06-0119
Ticket Numbers:275224666


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Please you are to provide to our agent the above listed details as soon as
possible so that we can begin with the processing of your prize winnings and to enable us send you a copy of your winners certificate to authorized you release.

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.


For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep their winning information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize award released to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!


Yours in service,
Honda (UK) Motor Co,Ltd

Chairman and Representative
Director (Satoshi Aoki).
Approved.
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