419 scam: "Honda Company uk." <hondaco@hotmail.fr> WINNER AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION: Congratulations!!!!!

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
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:
- "claim agent" (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)
- ",500,000" (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 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.
- paddyh66@london.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Honda Company uk." <hondaco@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: hondaunion55@cantv.net
Date: Wed, 02 May 2012 03:18:29 +0800
Subject: WINNER AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION: Congratulations!!!!!

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HONDA MOTOR LOTTERY (HEADQUARTERS)
An AFFILIATE OF HONDA UK.
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.LONDON

FROM: HONDA MOTOR COMPANY UK.

ATTENTION: WINNER
TICKET NUMBER: DRW 8093502/AZ/8707-12.
SERIAL NUMBER: 67085-36580074
BATCH NUMBER: HDR/705744230-BT/2012
AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION:

We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited
results of the HONDA MOTOR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the
31st of May, 2012.You were entered as dependentclients with:
Reference SERIAL NUMBER: 67085-36580074 and Batch number
HDR/705744230-BT/2012. Your email address attached to the ticket
number: 534384753 that drew the lucky winning number, which
consequently won the Prize in the first category, in four parts. You
have been approved for a payment of £4,500,000.00 GBP: 00 GBP (FOUR
MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITISH POUNDS STERLINGS.GBP) in
cash Deposited to file reference number:IPL/09560649087/HWP0012A.This
is from a total cash prize of Ten million shared among the four
international winners in first categories.

Congratulations!!!!!

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 50,000 (Fifty 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.you.contacting your/our-accredited agent for your claims.

AGENT MR. PADDY HOWARD.
HONDA CLAIMING SECURITY AGENCY.
Emails: paddyh66@ymail.com
paddyh66@london.com
He is your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer of
your winnings to you. NOTE: in order to avoid unnecessary delay and
complication, please remember to quote your security credited file
number and batch numbers respectively in every correspondence with
your claim agent. Kindly forward your information, Name, Age,
Occupation,address,Sex, Bank Details direct to your agent.
FURTHERMORE, should there be any change of your address do inform your
claim agent as soon as possible.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr David Moore.
HONDA MOTOR/LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR.

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