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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "BMW GROUP PROMOTION" <bmwgroup.promotion@laposte.net>
Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:32:06 -1200
Subject: YOU ARE A WINNER***BMW GROUP PROMO***

BMW GROUP PROMOTION
PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT, BMW
Automobiles
22 Garden Close, Stamford, Lincs,PE9 2YP,
LondonUnited Kingdom

Attention: Winner,

This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash
prize of £850,000.00 (eight hundred and fifty thousand
Great British Pounds) and a new BMW car from the BMW
e-LOTTERY BONANZA International programs held on Saturday
the 22nd of April 2007, in London United Kingdom.

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 which you were selected.

The BMW e-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
fiduciary claims department for more information as regards
procedures to claim your prize.
================================================================

PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
7 DOCK WAY, SEFTON BUSINESS PARK
LONDON, T40 4RT
UNITED KINGDOM.
Sir. Tony Hopkins
BY EMAIL
Email:claimsagentdept.bmwlottery@yahoo.co.uk

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Contact him by providing him with your secret pin
codeX7PYWM2007 and your Reference Number
BMW:2551256003/23.You are also advised to provide him with
the under listed information's as soon as possible:

1.Name in
full.---------------------------------------------------------------------------
2.Address.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.Nationality.--------------------------------------------------
4.Age.-------------------------------
5.Occupation.--------------------------------------------------
**Monthly Salary--------------------------------------------
6.Telephone
Number.---------------------------------------------------
7.Present
Country.-----------------------------------------------
8.Short comment on our products. [optional]. -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9.Fax
[optional].------------------------------------------------
10.Email address.
--------------------------------------------
==================================================================
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.

MR.JEFFERY ANDERSON
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS
BMW PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNITED KINGDOM

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