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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 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.
  • d.banner_bmw@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "B.M.W LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS" <bmw_prize03@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 07:11:37 -0700
Subject: YOU WON!!!

THE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
BMW AUTOMOBILE
22 Garden Close, Stamford,
Lincs, PE9 2YP, London
United Kingdom

Dear Winner,

This is to inform you that you have been selected for
a cash prize of
£450,000.00 (four hundred and fifty thousand Great
British Pounds) and a
brand new BMW 5 Series Car from International programs
held on
September 2006 in London Uk.

Description of prize vehicle;
Year: 2006
Model: 530iA
Color (exterior/interior): Black Sapphire
Metallic/Black Leather
Mileage: 5
Transmission: Automatic 6 Speed
Options: Cold weather package, premium package, fold
down rear seats
w/ski bag, am fm stereo with single in dash compact
disc player.

The selection process was carried out through random
selection in our
computerized email selection system(ESS) from a
database of over
250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents
of the world.

The BMW Lottery is approved by the British Gaming
Board and also
Licensed by
the The International Association of Gaming Regulators
(IAGR). This
promotional lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we
intend to sensitize
the public.

To begin the processing of your prize you are to
contact our fiduaciary
claims department for more infomation as regards
procedures to claim your
prize.
================================================================

BMW LOTTERY DEPARTMENT,
7 DOCK WAY, SEFTON BUSINESS PARK
LONDON, T40 4RT
UNITED KINGDOM
CLAIMS OFFICER
BY EMAIL : d.banner_bmw@yahoo.com
================================================================
Contact him by please providing him with your secret
pin code x7pwyz2006 and
your Reference Number BMW:2551256003/23.You are also
advised to provide
him with the under listed informations as soon as
possible:
Name in full:
Address in full:
Nationality:
Present Country:
Age:
Occupation:
Phone /Fax:
==================================================================

Please you are to provide him with the above listed
details as soon as
possible so he can begin with the processing of your
prize winnings.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you
for being part
of our promotional program.

MRS. JULIAN ROY
PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR
BMW LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
UNITED KINGDOM.

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