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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 AUTOMOBILE CLAIMS OFFICE" <claimsoffice@bmwboardgroup.info.ms>
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 12:02:39 -0700
Subject: PRIZE CLAIMS PROCEDURES


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*[image: bmw group] [image: bmw logo]*
THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS
PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OF
THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY.
22 Garden Close, Stamford,
Lincs, PE9 2YP, London
United Kingdom

Attention: Winner,

The officials of the International Awareness Promotion Department of the BMW
Company United Kingdom, Congratulate you on your winnings. You can now begin
the final step of the claims process of your prize.

Your winning prize has been verified and approved for payment by this
Department.

For you to claim your prize, you are advise to come over to the BMW
AUTOMOBILE COMPANY UNITED KINGDOM through/via the address below:

Award Claims Office:

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

Note that you are to come over to the BMW claims office in UK within the
next two weeks(14days) to claims your prize personally because the prizes
will be presented publicly to all the ten(10) lucky winners and also there
will be a publicity on different broadcasting stations worldwide

You are advise to keep the following winning numbers below strictly
confidential, this is to avoid double claims and complications:

Ticket Number: 5647600545188
Serial Number: BMWP/556543450906
Reference Number: BMW:2551256003/23

But if you know that it will not be possible for you to come cover to UK to
claim your prize personally within the given period(14days), you are advise
to notify this office through mail or call within the next 24hours after
recieving this mail, so that alternative means will be arrange for your
prize to be send to your door step{Either Via Bank Online Transfer Or
Delivery/Shipping Company}

Note that you are advise to keep this office updated as soon as possible for
futher proceddings regarding your prize. Have a nice day.

Mr. Thomas Hooper,
BMW Claims Agent.
THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY, UK.


THE BMW INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION
COPYRIGHT (c)2007. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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