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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.
• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "22 garden close, stamford" (address often used in fake lottery scams)
  • "the bmw automobile company" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "top of the day to you" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • +447011151146 (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.
  • britishcourierdelivery@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: BMW AUTOMOBILE <claimsdept_bmwinfo@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:57:06 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CLAIMS VERIFICATIONS COMPLETE (CONTACT COURIER COMPANY FOR DELIVERY A.S.A.P.)





THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY, UK
2007 INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION,
CLAIMS DEPARTMENT.
22 Garden Close, Stamford,
Lincs, PE9 2YP, London
United Kingdom.

June,2007.
Attn: waren,

Top of the day to you,i got your mail and i want to inform you that your email address was selected randomly with a Ticket number: 5647600545188 and serial number: BMWP/556543450906,as the star prize winner amongst other consolation prize,you didn't pay any body to become a winner and to claim you winning prizes you are not going to pay for it,all you need to do is to fill these form for security purpose,we await your mail for further process,all the winning data's should be kept privately with you for security purpose.we are really sorry if you had paid some money to some people.

Earlier on this morning your winning prizes has been given to one of our courier delivery to be deliver to you,all you need do is to mail them,in other to know when and how your winning prizes will be deliver to you. Therefore, the following prizes are ready to be presented to you.

1.) A certified cheque of £450,000.00GBP (Four Hundred and fifty Thousand Great British pounds) written in your honour.
2.) A brand new BMW 550i sports car series.
3.) Certificate of winning.
4.) Authourized winning documents for the proper clearance of your funds in your country.
5.) All legal paper work for the registeration of your new car which dose not in any way breech your govermental laws of your country.

It must be noted here that this promotion was organised and sponsored solely by the BMW Automobile Regional Headquarters here in London, UK and therefore has nothing to do with your local BMW Automobile company office or dealers. This promotion was organised with the sole intention of rewarding just our UK residents, but you emerged winner of our star prize and it was considered that the prizes be given to you to promote diplotmatic relationship with the government for your country.

After due consultations , the BMW Promotions Board thought it will be unjust to deny you of the prizes fate has brought you due to your non-residency in the UK hence, the decision to send your prizes to you through our affiliate courier delivery:
NOTE: your prizes has be delivered to our courier services right here in UK,you are to contact britishcourierdelivery@yahoo.co.uk by sending them mail in respect of your prizes send to them to deliver to you,they will tell you what to do and all the steps you need to follow,they await your mail as soon as possible.
1.) Your prizes will be delivered to you through our affiliate courier company situated here in london.
2) If after 7 (SEVEN) days of this notification you do not respond by claiming your prizes, it will be considered that you have voluntarily forfeited your prizes thereby, forfeiting all rights to prize claims and the board will terminate and withdraw your ownership of the prizes.

NOTE: I am not in the position to deliver your package to you but i am here to see that your package is been delivered to you safetly and promptly.
REQUIRED ROLE:
You are to contact the appropriate sector that the promotion has mandated for the delivery of packages to winners and with your serial number# and ticket number# for reference purpose.


All you will have to do also is to contact the courier company affiliated to this promotion so that they can effect the delivery of your funds/car to your designated delivery address for the receipt of your winnings.


COURIER CONTACT DETAILS:

DAVID COLE

DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL DELIVERIES.
BRITISH COURIER DELIVERY.
United Kingdom.
REGISTERED OFFICE;
BRITISH COURIER
DELIVERIES LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.
TEL: +447011151146.
+447011152825.
Cityside House,
40 Adler Street,
London, E1 1EE

Email: britishcourierdelivery@yahoo.co.uk
You are adviced to send this information to the delivery firm's email address.

FULL NAMES_______________________
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS ___________________________________
ZIPCODE____________________________
SEX______________
DATE OF BIRTH ________________________
POSTAL CODE ____________________________
TEL/MOBILE______________________
FAX ____________________
COUNTRY ______________________
NAME OF CLAIMS AGENT:___________________


You have just seven working days left to complete this transfer or your funds will be automatically withdrawn and returned to us for our upcoming promotion. You are to conclude all negosiations on the shipment of your car with the courier company within the shortest time possible so as to enable them commence the delivery of your winnings to you.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

You will be charged the required amount for the shipment of your winnings (Car & Funds) by the courier company on contact with them. This payment will be required by the courier company before they can effect the shipment.


NOTE; Have it in mind that the needed courier charges cannot be deducted from your won prize, this is because the total amount has been insured to the real value . This is in accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the national gambling act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3RD July 1996 by the constitutional assembly. This is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds.

As soon as a positive contact is made with the courier company, you are to send us a positive correspondence indicating so, this is very necessary to enable the lottery board fully monitor the transfer/shipment process.


MR ANDY WILLIAMS.
CLAIMS MANAGER,
BMW CLAIMS DEPARTMENT,
THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY UK.
TEL: +447045728948
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

THE BMW INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION
COPYRIGHT ©2007. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY. Registered in England. Registered No: 1026167.Registered Office: 22 Garden close stamford lincs PE9,2YP london.



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