Lottery scam quick guide: it's a scam if...

  • you win any lottery where you didn't buy a ticket! It's really that easy! It's not just too good to be true: it's bait in a trap!
  • you receive a generous grant out of the blue. Sadly (but not surprisingly) there aren't any benevolent people regularly throwing around millions of pounds/dollars/euros to randomly chosen people. This is just the lottery scam without the ticket.
  • they send you partial payment in the form of a cheque, money order, or direct bank transfer and want you to pay them fees out of that money. They're playing you for a sucker: cheques are frequently forged, and direct transfers made by compromising some poor schmuck's online banking service. You'll wind up a victim of fraud, or a party to it.
  • they want you to send them any money of any sort for any reason. They might try to say there are courier fees or taxes to cover. They're lying. Call their bluff and tell them to take the fees out themselves -- they'll never ever agree, because they can't defraud you unless money is making the reverse trip from you to them somehow.

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

HONDA COMPANY PROMOTION (CONGRATULATIONS)

From: Honda Company <info@hondaprom.co.uk>
Date: 25 Jul 2006 20:47:26 +0200
Subject: HONDA COMPANY PROMOTION (CONGRATULATIONS)
To: ideceive@gmail.com

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HONDA COMPANY PROMOTION (HEAD QUARTERS)

Customer Service Department

An Affiliate of Honda UK.

#28 TANFIELD ROAD, CROYDON,

LONDON, ENGLAND.

TICKET NUMBER: 2752246896

SERIAL NUMBER: 652-662

BATCH NUMBER : AT-040SB06-03

AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the release of the long awaited
results of the HONDA CAR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the
25th July 2006 at 20.00 GMT. You were entered as dependent client
with; Reference Serial Number: 652-662 and Batch number AT-040SB06-03.

Your email address attached to the ticket number: 2752246896 that drew
the lucky winning number, which consequently won the sweepstake in the
first category, in four parts. You have been approved for a payment of
250,000.00 Pounds Sterling (TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS
STERLING) in cash credited to file reference number:
IPL/4249859609/WP1. This is from a total cash prize of Two Million,
Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling shared among the ten
international winners in first categories, along with honda 2.2 ctdi
blue car. 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 mix 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 are contact our accredited agent for your claim.

Name: MR Walker Jones

E-mail: walkerjones402@yahoo.es

HONDA CLAIMING SECURITY AGENCY.

He is your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer of
your winnings to you. YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS W-91237-H67/B4
(keep personal). Remember, your winning must be claimed not later than
5th August 2006.

You are required to forward the following details to help facilitate
the processing of your claims and certificate which will facilitate
the release of your winnings.

1. Full Names:

2. Residential Address:

3. Phone Number:

4. Fax Number:

5. Occupation:

6. Sex:

7. Age :

8. Nationality:

9. Present Country:

A scanned photo identification of your self should be sent via email.
You are advised to forward these information's as soon as possible to
enable us attend to your file. Once again, Congratulations.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Steve Scott (Co-ordinator)

HONDA COMPANY BONANZA PROGRAM.

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