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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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 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.
  • +447011133143 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • bmwclaimsunit@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: BMW LOTTERY <bmw@bmw47.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 12:02:05 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: ( LOTTERY DEPARTMENT ( BMW)




THE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT BMW
Automobiles 22 Garden Close, Stamford,
Lincs, PE9 2YP, London
United Kingdom
Tel: +44-701-113-3143
Tel: +44-703-187-1446
Tel: +44-702-408-4250

Attention: Sir/Madam,
We the Board and Management of BMW National Lottery wishes to inform you the results of the e-mail address ballot lottery program held on 29Th day of September, 2006. Your email address have been picked as a winner of GBP: 150,000.00 (One hundred and fifty thousand pounds) which is equal to USD. $300,000.00 (Three hundred thousand US dollars) in this lottery program.

This is a millennium scientific computer game in which email addresses were used. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging Internet users, therefore you do not need to buy a ticket to enter for it. All email addresses were selected through a computer ballot system in which your email address was selected as one of the lucky winners.

The details of this winning you will find below:
Ticket no:27508036088-047
Batch no: BB-040-SB
Serial no: 798-6013
Pass code : 608

Please take note of the above information. You will need these information in order to activate your winnings. Your reference number is QSL/411/233/05.
All participants were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through an automated computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed on line.

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

To claim your prize money, simply contact our claims department via email with the following contact details:
Eng: Roonyn James
Claims Department, BMW Lottery.,
Email: bmwclaimsunit@yahoo.com
Tel: +44-701-113-3143
Tel: +44-703-187-1446
Tel: +44-702-408-4250

Quote your reference/batch numbers in your correspondence with us and you are advised not to expose your numbers/winnings information to avoid double claiming or voiding of your winning.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some dubious individuals. Please be warned.

Congratulations from our members of staff !!!
Mrs. Catherine Hudson
Automobiles 22 Garden Close, Stamford,
Lincs, PE9 2YP, London
United Kingdom

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