419 scam: "DUBAI DUTY FREE/BMW E-LOTTERY"<alan@nits.ru> BMW CONGRATULATES YOU ! YOU HAVE WON THE 2016 DUBAI DUTY FREE /BMW ONLINE LOTTE

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
- contactmaamaryousfi@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DUBAI DUTY FREE/BMW E-LOTTERY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <contactmaamaryousfi@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2016 00:56:16 -0800
Subject: BMW CONGRATULATES YOU ! YOU HAVE WON THE 2016 DUBAI DUTY FREE /BMW ONLINE LOTTERY !!

DUBAI DUTY FREE Inconjuction With
BMW AUTOMOBILE Online Lottery,
BMW Headquarters/BMW Lottery Dept,
18th Floor, Jumeirah Emirates Office Tower,
Sheikh Zayed Road, Trade Centre 2,
Near Dubai International Financial Centre ,Dubai.

Attn. Winner,

This is to inform you that you have been selected for the 1st prize of a brand new 2015 BMW 760Li Sedan Series and $852,000.00 (Eight Hundred And Fifty Two Thousand United States Dollars ) the first(1st) section of the Dubai Duty Free/BMW online global lottery and raffle draw held for the 1st section of 2016 in the United Arab Emirates All participants were seleted through computer ballot systems / Cyber Usage/shopping tickets foils and Travel tickets foils drawn from 25,000 companies and individals emails globally in our online electronic /automobile business Promotion Programmes (EABPP) for which you emerged a winner as a result of your numerious visitations to various websites we run E BUSINESS PROMOTIONS.Your email address attached to ticket number 71-26-13-19-34 with serial number 902-66KK drew the lucky numbers 19-6-26-17-35-7 which subsequently won you the lottery in the ist category therefore certifies you an ONLINE BMW WINNER.

Your Secret Pin Code Number is BMW:2551256003/99 /INSURANCE Number: BMW / S733/ 458K /G MSA and consequently won in the first(1st) Category of the DUBAI DUTY FREE/ BMW FORTUNE LOTTO DRAW.. The DUBAI DUTY FREE/BMW online Lottery is approved by the United Arab Emirates Gaming Board(UAEGB) ,British Gaming Board(BGB) and also Licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). Contact the officer incharge of prize redemption department with the following details below;

1. Your Name in full.(as displayed on your international passport/ID)
2. Address.
3. Nationality.
4. Age.
5. Occupation.
6. Phone/Fax.(valid)
7. Country.
8. pin code Number BMW:2551256003/99.

Kindly ensure that your information is accurate for security reasons and also keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your prize redeemed to you in your country. This is part of our precautionary measures to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this programme

Officer In Charge : Mr Maamar Yousfi
Email: contactmaamaryousfi@gmail.com
telephone number : +971522134639

Regards,
Mrs Stephiny Komla,
Asst. DDF/BMW Board .

N/B :YOUR PIN CODE IS YOUR REDEMPTION NUMBER :

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