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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:

• 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)
  • "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)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • info_bmwbranch@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "BMW LOTTERY" <bmwcompany40@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 01:00:12 -0700
Subject: 2008


THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS
PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OF
THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY.
22 Garden Close, Stamford,
Lincs, PE9 2YP, London
United Kingdom.
Reference Number: BMW/2551256003/23

The 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 June
2008, in West Africa.


This makes you the proud owner of a brand new BMW 5 Series, M Sport Saloon
car and a cash prize of
£500,000.00GBP (Five Hundred Thousand Great British pounds). 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.

DESCRIPTION OF PRIZE VEHICLE.

.......

YEAR: 2006

MODEL: 550i M Sport Saloon

ENGINE 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 Unit

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
Computerized Email Selection S
ystem (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: Penn Benn Woodgate Via
email, 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:Penn Benn Woodgate
PHOENIX CHAMBERS,
503 HIGHTOWER ROAD WIMBLEDON
SW23NE,
EMAIL: info_bmwbranch@yahoo.com


............. VERIFICATION FORM

1. FULL NAME:
2. 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:
13.Annual income:

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

Engr. Mrs JULIAN ROY
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTIONS,
BMW AUTOMOBILE.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.

THE BMW INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION
COPYRIGHT (c)2006. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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