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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:

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.
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.
- hondacentra1@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: <info@winner.com>
Reply-To: hondacentra1@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 08 May 2014 19:05:55 +0100
Subject: Dear Email Bearer

HONDA AUTOMOBILE COMPANY
North Building, Highworth Rd,
South Marston, Swindon,
Wiltshire SN3 4TZ,
United Kingdom

STAR PRIZE WINNER:

This is to inform you that you have won a BRAND NEW Honda 2013 MODEL CAR and cash prize of (750,000.00 GBP). The car comes with a special HONDA INSURANCE Cover for one whole year till the next promotion. It also comes with a one year warranty and FREE repairs at any HONDA AUTOMOBILE depot or service center worldwide. Your Batch No: 515944052/166 and Winning No: 1544 make you as one of the lucky winner in our 2014 Charity bonanza. You are to contact our claims manager on this Email: hondacentra1@hotmail.com with the below details for claims. Please Fill the Information below:
A Scan copy of your Identification (Driving License or any Valid I.D Proof) is needed

1. Full Name:
2. Full Address:
3. State:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Country:
8. Winning Email:
9. Mobile Number:
10: Banking Details:

Ensure that you send all your information to hondacentra1@hotmail.com to enable us responds back immediately.
NOTE: - YOU ARE TO IMMEDIATELY SEND YOUR COMPLETE INFORMATION FOR CLAIMS ON THIS EMAIL ONLY: - hondacentra1@hotmail.com

Contact Person: Denise Foster
Past winner Mr. Pradeep Verma
Contact Email: hondacentra1@hotmail.com

Congratulations on Your Winnings.

For fast and easy processing of you winning fund, please ensure you check your mail consistently.

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