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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:
  • "hundred thousand great british pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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 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.
  • bmwcliaminfodepartment@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "INTERPROMOTION"<inter_promotion@myway.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:04:18 -0500 (EST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WINNING OF A BMW CAR ACT ASAP.






THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OF THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY.22 Garden Close, Stamford,Lincs, PE9 2YP, LondonUnited Kingdom.Reference Number: BMW/2551256003/23The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Awareness Promotion Department of the BMW Automobile Company, wishes to congratulate you as one of our TEN(10) STAR PRIZE WINNER in this years' BMW Automobile International Awareness Promotion (IAP) held on Monday 16th of March, 2007, in London, England. This makes you the proud owner of a brand new BMW 5 Series, M Sport Saloon car and a certified cheque of £500,00.00GBP(Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds that you can clear in any bank of your choice in your country). The car comes with a special BMW Insurance Cover for one whole year, that is, till the next promotion in 2008. It also comes with a one year warranty and FREE repairs at any BMW AUTOMOBILE depot or service station worldwide.DESCRIPTION OF PRIZE VEHICLE. YEAR:
2007MODEL: 550i M Sport SaloonENGINE SIZE: 4799cc with eight-cylinder V petrol engine and 4-valve technology.TRANSMISSION: automatic 6-speed gearbox and servotronic, 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: uphostery made of black dakota leather and Advanced Automatic Air Conditioning UnitThe 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 drawn from all the continents of the world.For you to collect your prizes, kindly contact Mr. Viktor Wiebe through email,( bmwcliaminfodepartment@yahoo.co.uk ) stating your receipt of this notification and you are to fill the verification form below. He has been mandated to offer you legal assistance and fascilitate the urgent delivery of your prizes directly to you.Mr.
Viktor Wiebe.Claims Manager,BMW Claims Department,THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY, UKEMAIL: bmwcliaminfodepartment@yahoo.co.uk VERIFICATION FORM 1. FULL NAME2. SEX:3. AGE:4. NATIONALITY:5. RESIDENCIAL ADDRESS:6. CITY:7. STATE:8. ZIP CODE:9. OCCUPATION / POSITION HELD:10. PHONE NUMBER:11. FAX:12. EMAIL ADDRESS:Congratulations once more, and keep trusting BMW Automobile for top quality automobiles.

Engr. Chris Duncan
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTIONS,
BMW AUTOMOBILE.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

PASS LUCKY WINNERS FROM BWM PROMOTION WINNING AWARD


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