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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_service1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 06:18:21 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?IMPORTANT=20AWARENESS=20NOTIFICATION?=




THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS
PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OF
THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY. GERMANY
ADDRESS: FUHRBERGER STREET. 155, CELLE, NIEDERSACHSEN
GERMANY
Website: www.bmw.de

Reference Number: BMW:2551256003/23


CONGRATULATION!!! YOU ARE A WINNER.

The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Awareness
Promotion Department of the BMW Automobile Company, wishesto congratulate
you on your success as the STAR PRIZE WINNER in this years' BMW Automobile
International Awareness Promotion (IAP) held today in NIEDERSACHSEN GERMANY


This makes you the proud owner of a brand new BMW 5 Series Saloon car.
NOTE: You have the option to choose either to take the BMW 5 Series Saloon
Car or receive a cash prize of £300,000.00GBP (Three Hundred Thousand Great
British pounds). But, be informed that the car comes with a special BMW
Insurance Cover for one whole year, that is, till the next promotion in
2007. It also comes with a one year warranty and FREE repairs at any BMW
AUTOMOBILE depot or service station worldwide.

Based on the above options you are to choose from the two options either
taking the BMW Car or receiving Cash. You are required to notify us of the
option you have choosen.


DESCRIPTION OF PRIZE VEHICLE.

DESCRIPTION OF PRIZE VEHICLE.
YEAR: 2006,
MODEL 530i A Saloon
Mileage: 5
ENGINE SIZE: 4799cc with eight-cylinder V petrol engine and 4-valve technology.

TRANSMISSION: automatic 6-speed gearbox and power steering.
AUDIO AND COMMUNICATION: CD preparation for 6-disc CD changer in glove
box and an on-board computer.
WHEELS: 18-inch M sports spoke alloy style 135M.
INTERIOR: upholstery made of black Dakota leather and Advanced Automatic
Air Conditioning Unit
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 (C.E.S.S.) from a database of over a
million email addresses from the world wide web. Each email address was
attached to a ticket number and your email address with ticket number: 5647600545188
and serial number: BMWP/556543450906 was randomly selected as the star prize
winner amongst other consolation prize winners.

For you to collect your prizes, kindly fill the verification form below
and forward this winning notification to the Claims Manager United Kindom
/ Germany Office, Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Zamil of our claims department through
email, stating your receipt of this notification. He has been mandated to
offer you assistance and fascilitate the urgent delivery of your prizes.

Claims email address : bwmdr.abdulrahmanalzamil@yahoo.com


Claims Manager:
Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Zamil
BMW Claims Department
Tel: +44 70359 03228
Claims Email: bwmdr.abdulrahmanalzamil@yahoo.com

VERIFICATION FORM:

1.) FULL NAME:
2.) AGE:
3.) SEX:
4.) ADDRESS:
5.) ZIP/POSTAL CODE:
6.) STATE/PROVINCE:
7.) COUNTRY:
8.) PHONE:
9.) OCCUPATION/POSITION:
10.) COMPANY:
11.) EMAIL ADDRESS:
12.) TICKET NUMBER:
13.) SERIAL NUMBER:

Congratulations once more, and keep trusting BMW Automobile for top
quality automobiles.



Mr. Horst Köhler
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTIONS,
THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY. GERMANY


THE BMW INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION
COPYRIGHT ©2006. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED




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