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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: "MRS JULIAN ROY" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:49:11 +0100
Subject: MID-YEAR PROMOTIONS


''''''BMW logo''''''

THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS
PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OF
THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY.
22 Garden Close, Stamford, Lincs, PE9 2YP, London
United Kingdom.
Reference Number: BMW/2551256003/23



The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Awareness Promotion Department
of the BMW Automobile Company, wishes to congratulates you as one of our TEN(10) STAR PRIZE WINNER
in this years' BMW Automobile International Awareness Promotion (IAP) held on 1st August 2009,
in London.


This makes you the proud owner of a brand new BMW 5 Series, M Sport Saloon car and a cash prize of
£500,000.00GBP (Five Hundred Thousand Great British pounds). The car comes with a special BMW Insurance
Cover for one whole year, that is,till the next promotion in 2010. It also comes with a one year warranty
and FREE repairs at any BMW AUTOMOBILE depot or service station worldwide.



DESCRIPTION OF PRIZE VEHICLE.

.......

YEAR: 2008

MODEL: 550i M Sport Saloon

ENGINE SIZE: 4799cc with eight-cylinder V petrol engine and 4-valve
technology.

TRANSMISSION: automatic 6-speed gearbox and servotronic, power steering.

AUDIO AND COMMUNICATION: CD preparation for 6-disc CD changer in glove box
and an on-board computer.

WHEELS: 18-inch M sports spoke alloy style 135M.

INTERIOR: uphostery made of black dakota leather and Advanced Automatic
Air Conditioning Unit



The selection process was carried out through random selection in our Computerized Email Selection System
(C.E.S.S.) from a database of over a million email addresses from the world wide web drawn from all the
continents of the world.

For you to collect your prizes, kindly contact Mr Harry Clair through email, stating your receipt of this
notification and you are to fill the verification form below. He has been mandated to offer you legal
assistance and fascilitate the urgent delivery of your prizes directly to you.

Barrister Harry Clair
PHOENIX CHAMBERS,
503 HIGHTOWER ROAD WIMBLEDON SW23NE, LONDON, UK.
EMAIL: info.bmw.automobile@gmail.com
TELEPHONE:+447031809072,
+447031809104

............. VERIFICATION FORM

1. FULL NAME: .......................
2. SEX: .........................
3. AGE: ....................
4. NATIONALITY: ...................
5. RESIDENCIAL ADDRESS: ................
6. CITY: .............
7. STATE: ...................
8. ZIP CODE: ..............
9. OCCUPATION / POSITION HELD: ..............
10. PHONE NUMBER: ............
11. FAX: .................
12. EMAIL ADDRESS: ................


Congratulations once more, and keep trusting BMW Automobile for top quality automobiles.

Engr. Mrs JULIAN ROY
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTIONS,
BMW AUTOMOBILE.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.

THE BMW INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION
COPYRIGHT ©2009. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED


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