419 scam: "BMW AUTOMOBILE PROMO" <lantrust.security

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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:

The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "the bmw automobile company" (no such lottery exists)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "lantrust.security_sa@hotmail.es" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +34648820561 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "BMW AUTOMOBILE PROMO" <lantrust.security_sa@hotmail.es>
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 19:28:29 +0800
Subject: notification

THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS
PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OF
THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY.
calle 22 fuedebrada, SPAIN.

Reference Number: BMW/9420X2/68
!!!CONGRATULATION YOU ARE A WINNER!!!.
The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Awareness
Promotion Department of the BMW Automobile Company Spanish branch, wishes to
congratulate you on your success as the STAR PRIZE WINNER in this years' BMW
Automobile International Awareness Promotion (IAP) held on Tuesday, 1st of
Sept, 2009, Madrid, Spain.

This makes you the proud owner of a brand new BMW 5 Series, M Sport Saloon
car and a cash prize of â‚¬2,000,000.00 (Two Million Euro).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: 2007, MODEL: 550i M Sport Saloon
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. Each email address was
attached to a ticket number and your email address with ticket number:
5647600545188 and serial number: BMWP/5368/02 was randomly selected as the
star prize winner amongst other consolation prize winners.
For you to collect your prizes, kindly fill the verification form below and
send it to the AGENT unit, Snr. Jose Miguel of Welltrust Security company
S.A through email, stating your receipt of this notification. He has been
mandated to offer you assistance and facilitate the urgent delivery of your
prizes.

Dispatch Officer:
Snr. Jose Miguel
LANTRUST SECURITY COMPANY SA
Tel:+34-648-820-561
EMAIL: lantrust.security_sa@hotmail.es

VERIFICATION FORM:...............
1.) FULL NAME: ......................
2.) AGE: ..............................
3.) SEX: ..............................
4.) ADDRESS: ...........................
5.) ZIP/POSTAL CODE: ................
6.) STATE/PROVINCE: ..................
7.) COUNTRY: ......................
8.) PHONE&FAX: .....................
9.) OCCUPATION/POSITION: ...................
10.) COMPANY: .......................
11.) EMAIL ADDRESS: ......................
12.) TICKET NUMBER: ........................
13.) SERIAL NUMBER: .......................

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

Engr. Dr. Peter Smith
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTIONS,
BMW AUTOMOBILE.
MADRID, SPAIN.

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