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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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +447011120629 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "THE BMW INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION"
<bmwgroupmessagingcenter@live.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:11:15 GMT
Subject: Congratulations!!! Reference Number:BMW/2551256003/23


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


Congratulations=21=21=21
The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International
Awareness Promotion Department of the BMW Automobile Company, wishes
to
congratulate you on your success as one of the 10th STAR PRIZE WINNER
in
this years' BMW Automobile International Awareness Promotion
(IAP) held in London, England.
This makes you the proud owner of a brand new BMW 2008 X6 35i
M(2008 moden) and a cash prize of =C2=A3,750,000.00 GBP

(seven hundred and fifty thousand Great British pounds). The car comes =
with a special BMW
Insurance
Cover for one whole year, that is, till the next promotion in 2009. It
also comes with a one year warranty and FREE repairs at any BMW
AUTOMOBILE depot or service station worldwide.
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 drawn from all
the continents of the world.
For you to collect your prizes,kindly contact prize consultant Sir.
MARK LEE through
email, stating your receipt of this notification.He has been mandated
to offer you legal assistance and fascilitate the urgent delivery of
your prizes directly to you.

SIR.MARK LEE.
503 HIGHTOWER ROAD WIMBLEDON
SW23NE, LONDON, UK.
EMAIL: bmwprizeclaimscenter=40hotmail.com=20
Tel: +447011120629
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6. CITY:
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8. ZIP CODE:
9. OCCUPATION / POSITION HELD:
10. PHONE NUMBER:
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12. EMAIL ADDRESS:
Congratulations once more, and keep trusting BMW Automobile for top
quality automobiles.
Engr. Chris Thomson
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTIONS,
BMW AUTOMOBILE.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.

THE BMW INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION
COPYRIGHT =C2=A92008. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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