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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 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
• 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.
  • +447024068603 (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.
  • bmwagentonline2007@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BMWAWARDLOTTERY2008" <bmwagentonline2007@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:10:42 +0800
Subject: YOUR EMAIL RESULT PRIZE ( 500,000 GBP ) URGENT REPLY


GRAND BONANZA INTERNTIONAL PROGRAM
PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT BMW GROUP
22 Garden Close, Stamford,
Lincs, PE9 2YP, London
United Kingdom

This is to inform you of the results of the draws
of our Grand Bonanza
International Program (CBIP) held on the 30th
of January 2008 in the United Kingdom
We are pleased to notify you on your
emergence as a Winner in this
Program and you have been awarded with a
cash prize of 500,000.00 GBP
(Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds) and a brand new
BMW
5 series Car Description Of BMW 5 series Car:
BRAND:........................................Fifth Edition
MODEL:.......................................2007 5
Series
COLOUR:......................................Metallic Grey
ENGINE TYPE:...........................1973cc 4-
cylinder
POWER:........................................145bhp
TRANSMISSION:......................Adaptive
Automatic
FUEL
CAPACITY:............................................29.1m
pg
The selection process was carried out through
random computer balloting
from an online database of World Wide Web
sites of over 250,000 email
addresses drawn from all the continents of the
world.And your email
address was selected among the five Lucky
Winners in this Program.
This Program is approved by the British Gaming
Board and also Licensed
by The International Association of Gaming
Regulators (IAGR). This
Promotional Program is the 3rd in its series
which we intend to hold
annually in comformity with our corporate policy
and sense of civic
responsibilities.
Your Draw Code Number is and your Reference
Number is
BNS-NL/02CTG/3103/14UK
To begin the processing of your prize you are to
contact our European
booklet representative agency as allocated to
your Draw Code number.You
are to make contact with the accredited Prize
Transfer agency as stated
below:
Bmw Agent lottery Financial Reconciliation
31B Whitcross Street,
Stroke House
EC 1Y 8JJ, London
United Kingdom
Contact Name: Mr Western Rolley
E-mail:bmwagentonline2007@gmail.com
Tel: +447024068603

You are to contact the Claims Agency
immediatelty with your Draw Code
and Reference Numbers.
To facilitate the smooth release of your Award,
you are also advised to
send to the Claims Agency the under listed
informations as soon as possible:
Claims Requirements:
==================
1.Name in full---------------------------------------
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2.Address--------------------------------------------
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3.Nationality-----------------------------------------
4.Age------------------------------------------------
-
5.Occupation----------------------------------------
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6.Phone/Fax----------------------------------------
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7.Draw Code No-------------------------------------
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8.Reference No--------------------------------------
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9.Scan of international passport-------------------
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10. Scan copy of international &amp; Driver Lincinse
Winners are advised to keep their winning
details/information from the
public, to avoid fraudulent claim pending the
transfer/claim by Winner.
All Staff of the BMW Group are not to partake in
this Promotional
Program.
Accept our hearty congratulations !
Regards
Mrs caroline jasper
Head of Public Relations Dept.

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