Creative Scam

[SteveJor]

These scammers are either getting good or it was just dumb luck that they picked a person who owns a Civic and that Honda has my email address.

AWARD NOTIFICATION FROM HONDA COMPANY PRODUCT WINNER 2007

HONDA INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
13-3 Ichiban-cho,
Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo, 102-8414
Japan

The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Awareness Promotional Department of the Honda Automobile Corporation, wishes to congratulate you as one of our FIVE (5) STAR PRIZE WINNERS in this year Honda Automobile International Awareness Promotional Program (IAPP), held on August 18th, 2007, in Tokyo, Japan.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 drew the lucky numbers: 20-22-23-26-31-47 that subsequently won IAPP lottery in the 2nd category.

Therefore, you have been approved to claim a total sum of $ 1,000,000 USD. Further, you are eligible for our drawing of a brand new Honda; if you win, the great news is that you get to select from any of our models. The car comes with Honda Insurance Coverage for one complete year.

Again, congratulations on your present winnings and as I said you are now eligible to also receive a brand new Honda of your choice!

FURTHER ENQUIRIES PLEASE CONTACT
Name: Mr Chiaki Hara
IAPP Claims Officer
EMAIL: c_long_rai@ yahoo.co.jp

Please contact Mr.Mr Chiaki Hara with all details given in this mail. He will assist you with your winnings and enter you for the drawing for your brand NEW HONDA.


NOTE: Please remember in all correspondences with our claims officer to remit all given ticket numbers this will avoid unnecessary delays.
Sincerely yours,

Tetsuo Iwamura,
Director Lottery Operations
HONDA INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
13-3 Ichiban-cho,
Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo, 102-8414,
Japan.

[Stargazer]

Good one. I imagine to claim your prize you have to send them money first. That's how that scam usually works.

[LukaTisus]

LOL.

That reminds me of some email I got once, claiming I had a relative or something in Africa that had died, and left me over 1mil USD, and I had to give them my bank account information so they could transfer the money over.

XD what kind of moron would actually fall for that, I've no clue.

[Stargazer]

If you win a contest in a foreign country that you never entered, there's a pretty good chance you're being scammed. I once won a million dollars from England. Yeah, right. And monkeys regularly fly out of my butt.

[Bangswitch]

Originally Posted by Stargazer

Yeah, right. And monkeys regularly fly out of my butt.

Got Pics? LOL

[Stargazer]

Originally Posted by thomasboxertko

Got Pics? LOL

I thought I'd have some professional pics taken of me and the monkeys after I collect on my million.

[stalk]

Originally Posted by LukaTisus

LOL.

That reminds me of some email I got once, claiming I had a relative or something in Africa that had died, and left me over 1mil USD, and I had to give them my bank account information so they could transfer the money over.

XD what kind of moron would actually fall for that, I've no clue.

It's kind of sad, but the victims are usually older people in the 50+ ages. I know a husband and wife who lost their entire savings from it and had to come out of retirement to start working again to live. They had to sell their house, etc.

[wisherp]

I think the yahoo email is a dead give away that it is a scam. Funny a big company like honda cant give there employees a something @honda.com or something